Liberal City Bus

{{Short description|Provider of mass transportation in Seward County, Kansas}}

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| headquarters = 324 N Kansas Avenue

| locale = Liberal, Kansas

| service_area = Seward County, Kansas

| service_type = Bus service, paratransit

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| routes = 3

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| hubs = City Hall

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| fleet = 3 buses

| annual ridership= 29,637 (2019)

| website = [http://www.cityofliberal.org/208/City-Bus Liberal City Bus]

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City Bus is the primary provider of mass transportation in Liberal, Kansas with three routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 29,637 rides over 11,133 annual vehicle revenue hours with 3 buses and 2 paratransit vehicles.{{cite web|url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2019/7R02-70227.pdf|title= Liberal City Bus Transit Agency Profile|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

History

Fixed route transit service in Liberal began on September 17, 2012, with the inauguration of the City Bus. Within 12 days, the service reached 1,000 passengers and the 10,000 ride was provided on March 29, 2013.{{cite news|url=https://www.kscbnews.net/city-bus-reaches-10000-passenger/|title=City Bus Reaches 10,000 Passenger|date=April 2, 2013|newspaper=KSCB News|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

Service

City Bus operates three regular weekday bus routes on a pulse system with all routes departing City Hall on the hour.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofliberal.org/DocumentCenter/View/1536/CityBus-Schedule-List?bidId=|title=City Bus Schedule|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.00.{{cite news|url=https://www.kcur.org/2023-08-09/lack-of-transportation-strands-seniors-in-rural-kansas-a-worsening-problem-as-the-country-ages|title=In rural Kansas, seniors are stranded by a lack of transit options — and it's getting worse|date=August 10, 2023|author=Andrew Lopez|newspaper=KCUR|access-date=September 1, 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofliberal.org/208/City-Bus|title=City Bus|access-date=September 1, 2023}}

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Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.{{cite web | title=The National Transit Database (NTD) | url=https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/city-liberal | access-date=September 1, 2023}}

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References

External links

[http://www.cityofliberal.org/208/City-Bus Liberal City Bus]

Category:Liberal, Kansas

Category:Bus transportation in Kansas

Category:Transit agencies in Kansas