[img_assist|nid=659|title=Johnson County Transit|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=160|height=120]Johnson County Transit has announced that The JO's Route 575 and Route 875 now connect to the new Troost MAX service operated by KCATA. The eastern terminus of both JO routes is now the Metro Station at 75th and Troost Avenue. In addition, route time points have been adjusted to better reflect actual travel time, allowing passengers to reach their destinations sooner.
Both routes began service in July 2010 and travel along 75th Street and Quivira Road. The routes provide a connection between the KU-Edwards campus at 127th and Quivira Road to the Waldo MAX station and now the 75th & Troost MAX station in Kansas City, Missouri. Other popular destinations along the route include Johnson County Community College, Oak Park Mall, and Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Route 575 provides fixed-route service along the corridor, while Route 875 is a mid-day flex route that also travels along 75th Street and Quivira, but will deviate up to ¾-mile in order to provide curb-to-curb service, by reservation.
The JO also connects to Troost at 47th Street, where passengers can take Route 556 or Route 856 to the Country Club Plaza and to destinations along Shawnee Mission Parkway and Metcalf Avenue in Johnson County. For more details, visit www.thejo.com or call the Regional Call Center, 816-221-0660.