If you’ve ever wondered how people navigate the city using public transportation, watch “The Bus Riders." (Cole Blaise | Flatland)
If you’ve ever wondered how people navigate the city using public transportation, watch “The Bus Riders." (Cole Blaise | Flatland)

It’s the Journey: A Slice of Bus Life | Preview

March 10, 2017  |    |  1 min read

 

If you’ve ever wondered how people navigate the city using public transportation, watch “The Bus Riders, the first in a three-part series on the quality of the city’s infrastructure and how Kansas Citians use it. Here’s a preview in advance of Monday’s Episode 1.

All three episodes culminate in a documentary at 7:30 p.m., March 30 on KCPT.

— Follow the entire project online here, with #KCpublicworks and ask us your infrastructure questions.

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