Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft have been largely viewed as a threat to public transportation agencies, stealing customers and much-needed revenue. These fears are not unfounded. An October report by the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies found that urban ride-hailing passengers decreased their use of public transit by 6%.
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KDOT Information, News and Projects Specific to Your Area
District 2: North Central Kansas
Keep up on what’s happening with KDOT projects within the region on their website: http://www.ksdot.org/divoperat/district2.asp
Other regions are available as well.
All Aboard! Next Stop, Less Obesity.
The idea that mass transit helps fight obesity makes intuitive sense. Taking the bus or train usually means walking to your final destination, thus providing an automatic period of pound-shedding daily exercise.
Read more here: https://psmag.com/news/subway-really-is-the-key-to-healthy-living
Total Solar Eclipse Path Over Northeast Kansas
For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will be passing over the transcontinental United States of America from coast to coast on August 21, 2017! Lucky for us, the path of totality will be slicing through the northeast corner of our state!
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Road Trips in Central Kansas
The Central Prairie North region offers a wide variety of fascinating museums, outdoor adventures and evidence of creativity and innovation. Follow the Post Rock Scenic Byway where miles of stone fence posts stand as a tribute to the early settlers. A mixture of farmland, rolling hills, and man-made lakes, central Kansas is a transition zone between the hilly east and the western high plains. Be sure to print the downloadable PDF before you hit the road!
See the full story here: https://www.travelks.com/things-to-do/yellow-brick-road-trips/central-prairie-north/
Will Growth of Shared Mobility Make People More Willing to Share Their Own Cars?
As many as 95 percent of trips in big cities could be shared with no more than a 5-minute inconvenience for riders, according to a recent report co-authored by Carlo Ratti of MIT’s SENSEable City Lab.
Back in 2010, the Albany Times Union did some interesting reporting to delve into why New York State residents seemed incapable adopting a sharing mindset when it comes to driving. (Granted, 2010 was before the Uber craze, but even that kind of ride-hailing more often has a taxi feel than a carpooling one.) The paper’s own surveying found very few people carpooling and this article gives a range of the unlimited excuses people can make for their lack of enthusiasm about sharing.
In conversations about mobility these days, sharing is understood as a necessary part of the solution for fixing overwhelming demand on transportation systems. Even (and especially) car companies are beginning to lean heavily on shared rides or shared vehicles as an important component in their future share of the transportation market.
Read the full article here.
Yellow Brick Road Trips
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/
Saline County Transportation Options
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.
Feed Your Inner Foodie
The foodie in all of us can find a favorite new spot in Kansas! Whether it’s new ingredients you have never tried, a fresh take on an old favorite, or a brew that no other craft brewery can master, Kansas is showing up in the food scene. Whether you’re hungry for down-home cooking or haute cuisine – or just looking for a sip or snack to tide you over – Kansas eateries abound, catering to every craving. Your only challenge will be narrowing your choices!
Read more from Kansas Tourism.
On the road again . . .
Do you ever wonder who takes care of the roads in Kansas. It’s KDOT, the Kansas Department of Transportation.
They have the state divided into six Districts. Our eight county region falls within District 2.
This District is responsible for construction and maintenance activities for 16 counties in North Central Kansas. These responsibilities include providing snow and ice removal on the 4,345 miles of state highways that are housed in this district.
Read more about what is happening with roads in our North Central Kansas district here: http://www.ksdot.org/divoperat/district2.asp