Wichita Transit

Definition:

Wichita Transit provides public transportation services for the City of Wichita. This includes fixed route bus services and paratransit services for riders with a disability. Other services include special event shuttles and chartered trolley services.

Inventory Elements:

• Wichita Transit Customer Information System (CIS)
• Wichita Transit Kiosk
• Wichita Transit Operations Center
• Wichita Transit Vehicles

Roles and Responsibilities:

Transit Services for Wichita Area
• Wichita Transit is responsible for providing the surveillance and sensor information the Wichita Area public safety agences for rapid response to emergency situation.
• Wichita Transit is responsible for providing passenger safety through on-board equipment. On-board equipment will be deployed to perform surveillance and sensor monitoring in order to warn of potentially hazardous situations. Transit user and transit vehicle operators will have the ability to activate alarms that are provided on-board. Public areas (e.g., transit stops, stations) are also monitored with similar surveillance and sensor equipment and provided with transit user activated alarms.
• Wichita Transit is responsible for reducing dwell times by providing electronic payment for patrons.
• Wichita Transit is responsible for managing the efficiency of the paratransit service and help to ensure vehicles are being routed through areas that experience low congestion levels based on information from the Wichita Area traffic agencies.
• Wichita Transit is responsible for providing the paratransit services for the elderly community in Sedwick County.
• Wichita Transit is responsible for tracking their vehicles for schedule and route adherence.

Traveler Information for Wichita Area
• In the future Wichita Transit will be responsible for provided transit related information to the 511 stakeholder group to allow the public to have access to multi-modal information.
• Wichita Transit is responsible for allowing transit users to obtain transit related information at transit stops and on-board transit vehicles. The information services include transit stop annunciation, imminent arrival signs, and real-time transit schedule displays that are of general interest to transit users.