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The KC Streetcar is now open for riders on the University of Missouri-Kansas City cease at 51st Street and Brookside Boulevard!

Fittingly, opening day of the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension, Oct. 24, was World Kangaroo Day as a result of UMKC and the town have been hopping with a string of celebrations.

Chancellor Agrawal stands underneath a sign that says "Welcome to UMKC, KC Streetcar!" He and others in the photo are smiling and cheering.

Unlocking Opportunities

The expanded KC Streetcar line opens up a world of prospects for college students, college and the broader neighborhood. The KC Streetcar is free to experience and connects UMKC to a vibrant hall stretching by the Country Club Plaza, Midtown, Downtown Kansas City, the Crossroads Arts District, the Power & Light District and all the best way to the River Market.

For UMKC college students, this implies even simpler entry to job and internship alternatives to enrich the world-class training they get at Kansas City’s solely Carnegie Research 1 college. They can also use the streetcar to get to housing, eating places, nightlife, museums and cultural occasions.

Ben stands beside his KC heart, smiling widely.

A Roo with Heart

The UMKC cease features a KC Heart sculpture designed by UMKC city planning and design scholar, Ben Walters. Walters designed the streetcar-inspired coronary heart for the 2024 Parade of Hearts. It was generously donated by his employer, Synetic Technologies, to dwell completely on the KC Streetcar cease!

A member of the Build KC Streetcar team stands below the street where the streetcar tracks are being laid. A row of UMKC students in hard hats and construction vests stand at the street level, looking down as the builder explains the construction process. — UMKC engineering college students tour KC Streetcar constuction in April 2023.

Learning in Action

UMKC college students have been energetic individuals all through the planning and building of the $352 million KC Streetcar Main Street extension by experiences together with:

Student Elliot Smith smiles in a construction vest and hard hat on a sunny day at the UMKC Streetcar stop. — UMKC city planning scholar Elliot Smith was one in all many college students who labored on the Main Street extension by way of an internship.

Built by Roos

This streetcar extension is not only arriving at UMKC, our Roos helped form it. UMKC college students and alumni performed key roles within the design, engineering, city planning, advertising and logistics that introduced the Main Street Extension to life.

KC Roo and cheerleaders pose with a streetcar cutout during celebrations at the Student Union.

Next Stop: UMKC

Our campus isn’t only for college students and staff. It’s a destination for all our neighbors in Kansas City to get pleasure from. Whether you’re seeking to cheer on NCAA Division 1 athletes, get support for your business, catch a show or simply take a stroll by campus, there’s one thing for everybody at Kansas City’s prime college.

KC Streetcar History

Want to know extra about Kansas City’s streetcar historical past? Our professor David Trowbridge has a digital audio tour of web sites alongside the KC Streetcar route accessible on the Clio History App.

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