Transit Plan Update July 2010
Original Transit Implementation Plan
2001, the City of Manhattan completed a Transit Implementation Plan
for a city-wide fixed route transit program. Because the community did
not achieve Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) status following
the 2000 Census, the city did not pursue the recommendations in the
Implementation Plan.
Growth
Since 2001, unprecedented growth has occurred in the Manhattan
region due to changes at Fort Riley and Kansas State University. This
growth has continued to stress the community’s transportation systems
and the citizens who need access to jobs, school, and community
resources. While a large parking structure is now open at Kansas State
University, long-term options to mitigate parking problems can include
transit as a strategy.
Transit Study
The City of Manhattan partnered with the Kansas Department of
Transportation (KDOT) to update the 2001 Transit Implementation Plan.
The purpose of this planning effort was to review the feasibility of a
citywide fixed-route transit system and to determine the best approach
for developing, financing, and managing the service. In addition, the
study analyzed options to move people to major employers and service
centers within the region.
Plan Details
The study builds on the 2001 Transit Implementation Plan and
provides a process to define short-term and long-term feasibility for
transit in Manhattan and the surrounding area. It identifies the
building blocks for a transit system and charts a course of development
from today’s system to a future system. Four basic questions are
addressed:
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What market conditions for transit have changed since 2001?
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What are the anticipated changes in these conditions over the next five to ten years?
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What opportunities are there to use current resources to address the above market areas in the short term?
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What does a future, long-term Manhattan area transit system look
like, how would it work and how does the community develop such a
system?
Transit Plan Update
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