public transit changes
Junction City
Public Transit Changes
Junction City
Changes to the Junction City transit system are coming soon. This will allow for a realignment of the current routes to better serve the community as a whole and increase efficiencies when traveling throughout the community.
Changes to the Junction City transit system are coming soon. This will allow for a realignment of the current routes to better serve the community as a whole and increase efficiencies when traveling throughout the community.
prosperity
To generate community prosperity, we must aim to provide a transportation system that serves all of our residents while ensuring it addresses our needs for generations to come. By considering equity, the environment, and economics in our decision-making, we can create a transportation network that is affordable, sustainable, and integrates options for all users.
ADA-Compliant Transit Stops in environmental justice (EJ) Areas
ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2018 Data
2015-2019 KDOT Data
bicycle infrastructure & environmental justice (EJ) Areas
ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2018 Data
prosperity performance measures
PM 1: % of Transit Stops Compliant
with Americans with Disabilities Act
PM 2: % Households within 1/4 mile
of a Transit Stop in EJ Areas
PM 3: % of Bus Fleet Equipped with Bike Racks
PM 5: Maintain or Reduce the Number of Roadway Feet Per Person
PM 4: % of Bicycle Infrastructure Located in EJ Areas
A safe and direct bicycle network is a vital artery for any community; however, for areas in our communities where we have higher percentages of zero car households and lower-incomes, biking can fill a critical transportation need. Biking can also be a child’s first form of transportation independence, being able to ride a bike to school or a friend’s house.
The ATA Bus has a total of 36 buses, of which 21 are equipped with a bike rack. Ideally, all fixed-route buses should have bike racks. This number should also include bike racks on demand response buses that are occasionally used for fixed-routes.
When roadways are built or expanded, a larger financial burden is placed on existing residents to support the infrastructure. To be fiscally responsible and reduce the cost of transportation, our region should focus on reducing or maintaining the number of roadway feet per person.
Our region has 192 fixed-route bus stops, of which, only 18% are ADA compliant. To improve public transit accessibility, the number of ADA compliant bus stops must increase.
In the Flint Hills region, 72% of households are within 1/4 mile of a public transit stop. However, only 68% of households in EJ areas are within a 1/4 mile of a stop.
To generate community prosperity, we must aim to provide a transportation system that serves all of our residents while ensuring it addresses our needs for generations to come. By considering equity, the environment, and economics in our decision-making, we can create a transportation network that is affordable, sustainable, and integrates options for all users.
environmental
justice (EJ)
Roadway Feet per person
understanding metrics & Guages
Federally Required Metric
MPOs are federally required to use a performance-based approach for guiding transportation investment and policy decisions. Transportation legislation identifies several performance metrics MPOs must monitor, establish targets for, and report on.
Flint Hills MPO Metric
MPOs can choose to establish additional goals and targets specific to their region.
See the full Metrics for Progress chapter from Connect 2040: