WELCOME TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Speakers from Transit Day at the Capitol 2019

(clockwise from top) Chris Herrick, Division Director, KDOT; Anne Smith, Executive Director, Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency and Chair of the Kansas Public Transit Association; Sen. Mike Petersen, Chair of Senate Transportation Committee; and Rep. Richard Proehl, Chair of House Transportation Committee were all speakers at this year's Transit Day at the Capitol. Please see the link, below, to hear their remarks on how transit and paratransit services support Kansas' economy, job market, access to education, and increased health outcomes.

KDOT administers public transportation programs funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the State of Kansas. Both the federal and state programs are designed to meet the transportation needs of elderly persons, persons with disabilities, and the general public. KDOT currently supports approximately 145 transit programs covering most of the state's 105 counties.

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Call for Projects: Access, Innovation, and Collaboration (AIC) Program

03/05/2021: KDOT is announcing a call for public transportation projects for the Access, Innovation, and Collaboration program (former Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities program). Eligible applicants include local governments, transit providers, tribal nations, and non-profit agencies. KDOT will host a webinar to explain program requirements and the two-step application process for the 2021 Call for Projects. Funding awards are anticipated to be announced in Summer 2021. For more information about this program and to access a copy of the AIC Project Concept Form (pre-application), please click on the following links and download the items:

March 5th - 2021 AIC Program Brochure

March 16th - AIC Project Development Workshop Webinar

Due April 2nd - 2021 AIC Project Concept Form

Due Friday, June 25th - 2021 AIC Application form

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VIDEO: Transit Day at the Capitol 2020

We have created a short video that covers this year's event, including remarks from all the guest speakers. Feel free to share this link with your employees, networks, and governing bodies to illustrate how important public transit is to Kansans of every age and ability.

VIDEO: Getting Everyone to Everywhere video now available

We're very pleased to release the video that I showed at the Transit presentation for the Legislative Task Force. Thanks to KU-RTAP, OCCK, Flint Hills aTa Bus, and Nemaha County for being a huge part of what made the final video so excellent, and so well-received by the Task Force and everyone at KDOT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4whYW0QIxo&feature=em-share_video_user