Robbie Makinen, CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, has more important matters to discuss than his inability to see. Ask about his vision loss, and he'll redirect the conversation.
Yes, he said, he woke up completely blind one morning in 2013, but, "let’s talk about free transit."https://www.kcur.org/post/head-kansas-citys-bus-system-lost-his-sight-has-clear-vision-free-public-transit#stream/0