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National Transportation Week Activities

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National Transportation Week 2017 is happening May 15 to May 19, 2017.

National Transportation Week is a way to increase the awareness and appreciation of the transportation industry and to celebrate the community of transportation professionals who keep our country on the move.

  • In 1957, Congress designated the third Friday of May each year as National Defense Transportation Day.
  • In 1962, Congress updated the designation, naming the entire third week of May each year as National Transportation Week.
  • Each year the President of the United States signs a proclamation encouraging the observation of National Transportation Week.

Activities are happening across the area.

Solomon Valley Transportation in Beloit is hosting several events in Mitchell County, Jewell County and Osborne County.  More information can be found on their Facebook page.

OCCK Transportation in Salina is hosting a cook out on Tuesday, May 16th.  You can read about that event on their website.

 

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Yellow Brick Road Trips

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Relive history. Get away with the girls. Hike the Flint Hills. Shop until you drop. Rough it on a working cattle ranch. Go for a weekend or a week. Whatever your cup of tea – or cowboy coffee – you’ll find a Yellow Brick Road Trip Planner that’s just right for you.

Read more here from Travel Kansas:  https://www.travelks.com/things-to-do/yellow-brick-road-trips/

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Saline County Transportation Options

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OCCK Transportation provides public transportation options to Saline County, Kansas residents, including a fixed route bus serve, Salina CityGo, and paratransit services for the general public.  Read more about those services here:  http://salinacitygo.com/occk-offered-transportation-services/

You find out more about additional transportation services for Saline County residents here:  http://salinacitygo.com/other-transportation-services/

If you have questions, or know of something not listed, you can contact Mobility Manager, Michelle Griffin at (785) 826-1583.

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I need a ride. . . what do I do?

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Our region has a great system of public transportation that covers all eight counties.

If you find yourself needing a ride, or you know of someone that might need a ride, check out this site:  https://ksrides.org/i-need-a-ride/

Here you will find the transportation providers that operate in each county.  You can find hours, fares and contact information.

Use public transportation to get where you need to go!

Did you know there’s a Kansas Bucket List?

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From Kansas’ Tallgrass Prairie to Alcove Springs Park; Boot Hill Museum in Dodge City to chicken cuisine in Pittsburg; the Gypsum Hills to the Amelia Earhart Festival-these are just a few of the amazing experiences on Kansans’ bucket lists.  Read more about this on the Travel Kansas website, here.

10 Reasons Why Traveling is the Best Education

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Almost every one of us agree that life’s real education happens outside the classroom. Classrooms with teachers, friends and textbooks are of course one way to learn but they are not the only way.

In fact, traveling is the best way to learn things and the things that matter. Whether you stroll through the streets of Paris, hike through the most trying trails in the Himalayas or spend a sunny afternoon on the Caribbean beaches, travel will never fail you as a teacher.   Traveling within your own state or region is can also provide good lessons, including some referenced in this article from Life Hack.

Read more here.