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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.
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safety
Providing a safe transportation system for all users is a top priority for our region. Over the last five years, the number of vehicle-related fatalities and serious injuries has trended downward, while the number of bicycle and pedestrian fatalities has stayed relatively flat. While we have continued to improve the safety of our roadways for vehicles, we have failed to provide the same safety improvements for those walking and biking.
fatalities & serious injuries
2017 - 2021 KDOT Data
safety performance measures
PM 1: Number of Vehicle Fatalities
Over the last five years (2017-2021) we have had a total of 37 fatalities on our
roadways. The five-year rolling average has begun to trend upward, with number of fatalities per year fluctuating between four and ten deaths.
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PM 3: Number of Serious Injuries
In 2017, the Federal Highway Administration changed the definition of what qualifies as a serious injury. This largely skewed our data, making it appear as if there was a drastic decrease in the number of serious injuries occurring on our roadways. Unfortunately this trend has reversed with recent years having increasing numbers of serious injuries. This reversal is currently hidden by the earlier data, but will be evident in coming years.
PM 5: Non-Motorized Fatalities & Serious Injuries
PM 7: % of Public Transit Buses with Cameras
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The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency (ATA Bus) has 35 vehicles. Each had a camera installed in 2021, well ahead of the 2023 target.
PM 2: Rate of Vehicular Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
Using a "rate" allows us to compare the safety of our roadways to larger regions that have hundreds of more crashes each year. Think of this as a per capita comparison, but rather than using population, we use the number of miles driven on our roadways. The five-year average rate of fatalities per 100 million VMT continues to trend downward. In theory, this means our roadways are becoming safer, despite an increased use.
PM 4: Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
Similar to the number of serious injuries, it is hard to gauge our progress in lowering the rate of serious injuries due to the change in definition of what qualifies as a serious injury.
PM 6: % Serious Injury & Fatality Crashes with Bicycles & Pedestrians
Despite comprising only 9% of commuting mode share, people walking and biking are involved in 15% of all serious injury and fatality crashes. This percentage has steadily increased over the last five years.
PM 8: # of Public Transit Related Fatalities & Serious Injuries
The ATA Bus had no transit-related fatalities or serious injuries between 2016 and 2018. Public transit remains one of the safest modes of travel in our region.
Bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries are classified as "nonmotorized".
Our average non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries have increased over the last five years. Our target is to have less than five fatalities and serious injuries in the coming years.
Bicycle and pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries are classified as "nonmotorized". Our average non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries have increased over the last five years. Our target is to have less than five fatalities and serious injuries in the coming years.
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.
