Local Media

Definition:

This stakeholder represents all of the media companies that plan to disseminate transportation-related information.

Stakeholder Groups Associated With:

• 511 Stakeholder Group

Inventory Elements:

• Media

Roles and Responsibilities:

Alerts and Advisories for Wichita Area
• The media is responsible for broadcasting alerts and advisories through their various dissemination channels.

Incident Management for Wichita Area
• Local media is responsible for sharing the information it receives from the traffic management and public safety agencies in the Wichita-Sedgwick County areas with the public.
• Local media is responsible for collecting incident and disaster information from the traffic management and public safety agencies in the Wichita Area.
• Local media is responsible for providing incident information to the traffic management and public safety agencies in the Wichita Area detected by media helicopter reports.

Traveler Information for Wichita Area
• Local media is responsible for disseminating traffic, emergency, and disaster related information to the public to aid in their decision making process for alternate routes and multimodal choices.
• Local media is responsible for interfacing with traffic management, transit management, maintenance and construction management, emergency management, and information service providers in the Wichita Area.