How EZ Pedicabs’ streetcar collaboration opened a new route to connected culture, art
October 6, 2026 | Tommy Felts
FK Menace stands with an EZ Pedicabs e-bike wrapped to reflect a connected transit partnership with KC Streetcar; photo courtesy of the KC Streetcar Authority
A new connected transportation initiative not only extends the network of transit opportunities available to visitors and curious Kansas Citians, said FK Menace, it continues a deepening of cultural and artistic representation along — and beyond — the 6.5-mile KC Streetcar line.
Launched ahead of this month’s First Friday events in the Crossroads Arts District, the “Partners in Transit” effort pairs the streetcar with homegrown EZ Pedicabs, an electric-assisted pedicab service known for its eye-catching string lights and dangling knitted hearts.
The idea: Help people travel further into the community once they step off at a KC Streetcar stop, many of which already sport artwork from local creatives and highlight a diverse range of expression.
An EZ Pedicabs bike wrapped in a design by FK Menace to reflect a new partnership with the KC Streetcar; photo courtesy of the KC Streetcar Authority
For FK Menace — a multidisciplinary Kansas City artist who performs throughout the Crossroads, including DJ sets aboard the streetcar as part of Art in the Loop — the partnership with EZ Pedicabs rides full circle.
His design work is featured on a pedicab wrap promoting the streetcar-pedicabs partnership, using a bold combination of “streetcar colors” and incorporating stylized illustrations of the KC Streetcar moving along its route.
“The inspiration came from the city itself, plain and simple,” said Menace. “I live and work in the city, and I’m honored to see the progression, including all the new small businesses popping up.”
The front wrap design for EZ Pedicabs’ new bike; artboard image courtesy of FK Menace
As an artist, a designer for the Kansas City streetwear brand MADE MOBB, and a working DJ, Menace’s style revolves around intentional storytelling, he said.
“I aim for the people, the scene, and the big picture. I am an observer,” Menace told Startland News. “I believe you can learn so much from public transit, every walk of life has a new story each day.”
While the pedicab wrap speaks loudly with its “My other ride is the KC Streetcar” slogan, other elements might be less obvious, he explained.
“The back design is inspired by stops that I frequent daily. I love a good breakfast at City Diner in the City Market,” Menace continued. “I work at MADE MOBB, so 19th and Main is the direct street toward the shop. The Plaza serves as humble beginnings; it’s where I spent a lot of time when I first moved to Kansas City. Naturally, from side to side of the pedicab, you can see a summary of the entire route.”
The luchad0r-masked designer also wanted the front panel to include images of the people who not only ride the streetcar but also support it, he said, noting the pedicab design opportunity was yet another professional milestone after performing this summer on stage at FIFA Fan Festival with Sin Tope and seeing his music and design bookings heat up.
“As a college dropout of KCAI, every piece of work that gets displayed somewhere or everywhere in Kansas City, to me, is like graduating again and again,” Menace said. “It becomes more fuel for what’s to come. Especially if it’s a project that highlights my family’s history, even better. I’m doing my due diligence for my family and the city.”
“All in all, I’m honestly just getting started,” he continued.
That’s the same sentiment behind the streetcar partnership itself, echoed by EZ Pedicabs’ co-founders Atticus Sloan and Mark Manning.
“A lot of people ask or comment and say, ‘Oh, the streetcar is expanding, it must be competition,’” Manning told Startland earlier this summer. “Really, it’s the opposite. What we do is very complementary to the streetcar.”
As the city’s transit footprint deepens, Manning sees E-Z Pedicabs helping riders make shorter east-west connections between destinations that might otherwise feel inconvenient to reach.
“It might feel a little silly to get off at a streetcar stop and think, ‘I still need to get somewhere on Wyandotte Street, but it’s too far to walk and too close to call a car,’” he said. “That’s where we fit in.”
An EZ Pedicabs driver waits for the KC Streetcar to pass near the intersection of Main Street and East Pershing Road in June during the 2026 World Cup; photo by Tommy Felts, Startland News
The pedicab company proved a critical link during the World Cup, not only getting people from the Main Street line to the 18th and Vine District east of the Crossroads, but adding transportation bandwidth from the foot of Liberty Memorial to the top of the World War I memorial’s grounds where the city played host to FIFA Fan Fest.
“This partnership is a great opportunity to show what a connected transportation network can look like in Kansas City,” said Tom Gerend, executive director of the KC Streetcar Authority. “The KC Streetcar keeps people moving between the Riverfront and South Plaza, and EZ Pedicabs gives riders another way to make that final connection. We’re excited to partner with a Kansas City company that shares our commitment to making it easier — and more fun — to get around our city.”
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