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Beloit Chautauqua Isle Of Lights

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This Christmas display fills Chautauqua park with thousands of lights each year. What started in 1999 with a few small displays has grown to over 240 lit displays. The must-see attraction draws thousands of families and visitors from outside the area during the holiday season. Isle of Lights is open from the day before Thanksgiving until New Year’s Eve and attracts over 10,000 visitors! Sun.-Thurs. 6 pm to 9 pm & Fri./Sat. 6 pm to 10 pm. Closed for inclement weather.

For more information visit: https://www.travelks.com/event/beloit-chautauqua-isle-of-lights/18561/

Despite Progress, True Public Transit Accessibility Remains Elusive

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In the 28 years since passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark civil rights law that bars disability discrimination, U.S. transit agencies have made significant progress in improving accessibility on bus and rail systems.

2019 Random Drug Testing Rate Increase: How will it effect your transit budget?

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As mandated by its drug and alcohol regulation, FTA will increase the minimum rate of random drug testing from 25 percent to 50 percent of covered employees for employers subject to FTA’s drug and alcohol regulation, effective January 1, 2019. This change is due to an increase in the industry’s ”positive rate” as reflected in random drug test data for calendar year 2017.  Click Here to Learn More:

Free Bus Rides

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OCCK Transportation, including CityGo and 81 Connection, are offering free rides for the 2018 Election Day on November 6th. If you are voting, ask about your free ride.

New Mobility Manager in Flint Hills Region

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NEW MOBILITY MANAGER FOR AREA TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

MANHATTAN – The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency, or FHATA, has announced the
hiring of Michael Wilson as its new mobility manager for the Flint Hills region.
Wilson will work within the counties of Riley, Geary, Pottawatomie, Dickinson, Clay, Marshall
and Washington to identify and close gaps in transportation services. He will also help facilitate
agreements and relationships among transportation providers, major employment and medical
providers, and cities and counties.
“I have a passion for my community and the great people in this region,” Wilson said. “I look
forward to using the available resources to improve mobility for riders of all ages and needs,
while also promoting collaboration among providers and reducing costs.”
Previously the operations manager at Redi Systems in Manhattan, Wilson has more than seven
years of experience in management and customer service. He and his wife, Haley, live in
Manhattan.
Mobility management is a joint project between the member transportation agencies in the
seven-county region and the Kansas Department of Transportation. For more information about
FHATA, visit its website at www.flinthillsatabus.com or call 785-537-6345.

Need More Training?

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Do you need more training materials for your agency.  National RTAP provides many training materials free of charge to help rural and tribal transit providers with training needs and requirements.  On the National RTAP website, you are provided materials that you can print, view online, or access through their eLearning learning management system.

Learn more here: http://www.nationalrtap.org/Training

Free Rides for 81 Connection’s First Anniversary

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Salina, Kansas –81 Connection will offer free rides on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, in honor of its First Anniversary.  Any passengers for that day will get their destination at no charge.

81 Connection is a fixed route bus service that goes from Belleville to Salina along Interstate 135/Highway 81.  It began running on September 5, 2017, with increasing ridership each month of service.

The 81 Connection bus service has three bi-directional trips each day, Monday through Friday.  The first route starts in Belleville at 6:45 a.m., then heads south on Highway 81 to four stops in Concordia, a stop at the Highway 24/Highway 81 junction, a stop in Minneapolis and stops at 7th and Walnut and Wal-Mart in Salina and then heads back to north to the same stops.  The bus runs this loop twice and finishes in Belleville around 5:40 p.m. each day.

A second bus leaves Salina at 1:00 p.m. and heads north on Highway 81 to the same stop in Minneapolis, the stop at the Highway 24/Highway 81 junction, four stops in Concordia and the stop in Belleville, before heading back to Salina with the same stops.  The bus finishes in Salina around 6:00 p.m. each day.

For more information about OCCK, Inc., visit www.occk.com.  For more information about CityGo and OCCK Transportation, visit www.salinacitygo.com. Or, contact the OCCK Transportation Center at 785-826-1583.