transportation

A Small Kansas Town Bought A Tesla To Convince You To Use More Electricity

By • Sep 30, 2019
Brian Grimmett / Kansas News Service

LINDSBORG, Kansas — The city-owned utility here wants to sell more electricity to the 3,500 people in town.

So it bought a $40,000 Tesla Model 3 sedan. It wants to show that getting around in an electric car can make sense.

Accessibility Advocate Pushing For Changes To Wichita’s Transit System

By • Aug 27, 2019
Nadya Faulx / KMUW

Andrew Crane relies heavily on public transportation.

He takes the bus from his home in west Wichita to downtown, often with his guide dog, Vaughn.

But the trip isn’t easy to navigate: Route maps aren’t available in Braille, and many bus stops aren’t clearly marked.

Governor Kelly Aims To Finish Kansas Highway Projects Brownback Put On Hold

By • Feb 14, 2019

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation officials outlined plans Wednesday for putting a state highway program abandoned by former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback back on track.

Years of lean budgets prompted annual raids of the state highway fund. With more than $2 billion siphoned off since 2011, it became known as the “bank of KDOT.”

“By reducing transfers from the state highway fund, we move closer to closing the bank of KDOT,” Kelly said at a news conference staged at the transportation agency.

Higher Speeds Made For Deadlier Kansas Highways, Report Says

By • Jan 10, 2019

When Kansas State University Professor Sunanda Dissanayake and other researchers studied traffic fatalities in Kansas, they expected to find that more people had died on the roads.

After all, the state had increased speed limits on some highways to 75 miles per hour. Higher speeds lead to more severe crashes. But they did not expect such a deadly result.

New KDOT Head Wants To Invest In Maintenance And Staff

By • Jan 10, 2019
Kansas News Service/File photo

The next head of the Kansas Department of Transportation is looking to invest more in maintenance of the highway system and rebuild agency staff.

Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly has picked Julie Lorenz as interim head of KDOT.

Lorenz will be taking the helm after years of lawmakers diverting road funding to balance the state budget. She hopes that will slow, but said the state’s finances are still recovering.

AAA Forecasts High Number Of Travelers For Memorial Day Holiday Weekend

By • May 25, 2018
Thomanication / Flickr Creative Commons

AAA's annual travel forecast shows millions of people are expected to take a trip this Memorial Day weekend.

Frontier Announces Nonstop Flights Between Wichita And Denver

By • May 8, 2018
Nadya Faulx / KMUW

Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday that it’s returning to Wichita after five years away.

Frontier will offer nonstop flights to and from Denver three days a week — Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays — starting Aug. 30.

The low-cost airline ended its daily flights in Wichita in 2012, citing underperformance.

Trump Building Plan Poses Challenges And Opportunity For Cash-Strapped Kansas

By • Feb 13, 2018
Matthew Hodapp / KCUR/File photo

President Donald Trump unveiled a $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal on Monday built on plans that would more heavily rely on state and local dollars being matched with money from Washington.

Lawmakers Consider Task Force To Study Kansas Highway Conditions

By • Jan 30, 2018
JIM MCLEAN / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE, FILE PHOTO

Kansas has repeatedly dipped into its highway fund in recent years to balance the budget for all of state government.

Now lawmakers are contemplating a task force to study what that’s meant for the state’s roads and bridges.

KDOT Warns Drivers About 'Deer Day'

By Brian Grimmett • Nov 14, 2017
Don DeBold / flickr, Creative Commons

On average, there are more than 10,000 collisions between cars and deer in Kansas every year. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, November is peak season for these types of accidents. 

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