Features of the Red Line include level boarding, dedicated bus lanes, and doors on both sides.

A Johnson County extension to Smith Valley Road in Greenwood has been approved with early design work funded.

A Hamilton County extension to Grand Park in Westfield has been proposed with early design work funded.

[7] Due to Red Line buses failing to meet contractually obligated mileage ranges, bus manufacturer BYD paid for them to be retrofitted with inductive charging plates.

These plates enable inductive charging of the buses en route to reduce service disruption.