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Governor Laura Kelly Announces $13.2 Million Awarded for Public Transit Projects Across Kansas

SALINA – Governor Laura Kelly, joined by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez and Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz, announced $13.2 million will go toward 48 public transit projects across the state.

“A strong, safe public transportation system is critical to our state’s economy and quality of life,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Projects like wheelchair accessible busses, upgraded bus facilities, and route and parking lot enhancements will ensure Kansans have access to adequate, safe, and well-maintained public transportation.”

That money will go to 26 transit agencies as part of the Access, Innovation, and Collaboration (AIC) Public Transit Program.

 The announcement took place at the OCCK, Inc., Transportation complex in Salina in an expanded bus facility funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation and an FTA grant, with support from the City of Salina and OCCK. The 16,000 square-foot expansion was completed in November 2021.

“This work reflects the tremendous partnership between all levels of government,” FTA Administrator Fernandezsaid. “In addition to funding new bus facilities and improving transit service, the grants support the purchase of low- or no-emission buses. That work throughout Kansas will accelerate the transition to cleaner, more efficient transportation system, and help keep our skies blue, our water clean and our climate more predictable by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

Both urban and rural transit providers receive support from the AIC program, which will improve transit access and services for Kansans. The projects have a total cost of about $17M, with the AIC program providing about $13M ($2M state, $11M federal) of the funds.

In the first two years of the AIC program, KDOT will have awarded $21 million in funding for a total project cost of $26 million.

“The AIC Public Transit Program combines state and federal resources that will enhance access to transit, invest in emerging technologies and form collaborations with public and private transportation providers,” Secretary Lorenz said. “I’m proud of the partnerships we’ve established to improve transportation services and options for Kansans.”

Project types include constructing bus maintenance facilities to aid in fleet management, upgraded transit accessibility following the Americans with Disabilities Act, advanced technologies, and expanded low emissions transit operations.

A map of AIC Transit projects can be found here.
Below, is a list of the AIC Kansas 2022 Selected Projects:

Access, Innovation and Collaboration Kansas 2022 Selected Projects

Project Sponsor

Project Title

Award

Butler County Department on Aging

Technology Upgrade

$1,552

Community Health Center (CHC) – Southeast Kansas (SEK) in Crawford County

Regional Transportation Facility for SEK

$1,043,802

City of Liberal

Transit Program Signage

$172,800

City of Wilson

Bus Facility

$40,000

Clay County Task Force

New Bus for Clay County

$63,000

COF Training Services, Inc. in Franklin County

2021 Bus Replacement

$51,746

Coffey County Transportation

Bus and Bus Facility Improvements

$25,600

Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas, Inc. (DSNWK) in Ellis County

8-Passenger Bus w/ 4-Wheelchair Capacity

$71,702

Building & Equipment Updates

$87,412

Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency (FHATA) – serving Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties

Safety & Security Upgrades to FHATA Facility

$20,000

Covered Bus Parking Lot at the FHATA Facility

$57,750

Junction City Regional Transit Facility

$900,000

K-18 Connector Expansion

$370,980

Junction City Fixed Route Bridge Funding

$157,500

Real Time Passenger Information Devices

$9,600

Microtransit Study

$54,000

Zero Emissions Vehicle Study

$20,000

Futures Unlimited – Sumner County

Transportation Facility Renovation

$221,060

Hetlinger Developmental Services – Lyon County

Three-Stall Bus Barn

$81,865

Johnson County Transit

EV Micro Transit Service

$374,526

Technology Improvements for RideKC

$382,500

Lawrence Transit

Equitable & Accessible Bus Stops

$122,040

Multimodal Transfer Facility Elements

$1,624,000

Microtransit Pilot

$124,000

Zero-Emissions Transition Plan

$120,000

Technology, Accessibility and Branding Enhancements

$676,448

Lyon County Transportation (LCAT)

Security Camera Expansion

$12,000

Leavenworth County

Secure Parking Area for Transit Vehicles

$525,000

Morris County

Public Transportation Facility

$507,465

Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging – Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and Washington counties

Clean Technology Expansion

$234,509

OCCK, Inc. – Saline, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Cloud, Ottawa, Republic, Mitchel, Jewell and Lincoln counties

Mobility Hubs & Stop Improvement

$84,600

Second Floor Renovation

$270,316

81 Connection Expansion (Saturdays)

$54,812

CityGo+ – Microtransit Pilot in Salina

$250,400

Fixed Route Enhancements – Software & Bus Equipment

$570,769

Osage County

New Vehicles

$222,400

Rooks County

Bus Garage Project

$620,928

Sedgwick County Department on Aging

Vehicle Camera Systems

$32,000

Southeast Kansas Community Action Program (SEK-CAP) – Crawford and Neosho counties

Innovative Scheduling

$103,437

Solomon Valley Transportation – Jewell, Mitchell and Osborne counties

Building Project

$1,484,290

The Guidance Center – Leavenworth

Transit Technology Implementation

$25,747

Unified Government Transit

Bus Facility Modernization

$431,778

Fleet Modernization

$271,440

Paratransit Software Enhancements

$16,560

Accident Incident Management System

$15,300

Micro Transit Expansion

$394,144

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Pilot Program

$124,168

Wabaunsee County

Fleet Expansion and Barriers

$87,210

Total: $13,213,156


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