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Lawrence residents weigh in about how they would improve the city's public transit system.

Ridership on bus system increases in September
By Mark Fagan
October 14, 2009
Kansas University students are driving increased ridership on buses operated by the T, Lawrence’s transit system.
Money for school bus comes from Iraq
By George Diepenbrock
October 1, 2009
Even from his contracting job in Iraq, Lee Hamlet couldn’t bear the problems his daughter and other Quail Run School students faced trying to get to school this year.
Bus ‘turnouts’ may turn on funding
By Mark Fagan
September 21, 2009
As city crews work each day to fill potholes, check signs and keep traffic signals functioning properly — efforts designed to ensure the orderly, efficient and safe flow of pedestrians, bicycles and motor vehicles on Lawrence streets — one intermittent barrier remains built into the system. Stopped buses.
KU on Wheels bus crashes into Kansas Biological Survey building
KU police say driver was not on the bus when it crashed
By Mark Fagan
02:18 p.m., September 15, 2009 Updated 03:51 p.m.
A KU on Wheels bus ran into the side of a science building on Kansas University’s West Campus, causing damage to a wall but no injuries.
Wheel genius: Road work planned this week
By Mark Fagan
September 13, 2009
Road work planned for this week:
T ridership way up with launch of coordinated bus route with KU
37% increase attributed to combined route between city, university
By Mark Fagan
September 10, 2009
A total of 48,313 riders took the Lawrence Transit System’s fixed-route buses last month, up 37 percent from 35,349 in August 2008, said Bob Nugent, the city’s transit administrator. The total had been 32,744 a year earlier.
Transportation options plentiful for those going to Saturday’s KU game
By George Diepenbrock
September 3, 2009
But fans also have several options if they don’t park at the stadium for the 6 p.m. Kansas University game against Northern Colorado. For them, there is the park-and-ride shuttle bus.
City, KU hoping to simplify transit route map
By Chad Lawhorn
August 11, 2009
Lawrence City Commissioner Mike Dever has a theory about why some people don’t ride the city’s bus system.
KU, city looking for joint transit site
By Chad Lawhorn
August 5, 2009
City commissioners unanimously agreed to seek proposals for a site that could accommodate a new transit maintenance facility that would be jointly operated by the city and Kansas University.
The ‘T’ offering free rides downtown for Thursday’s annual Sidewalk Sale
By Mark Fagan
July 13, 2009
Folks still wavering about whether to join the masses for Downtown Lawrence’s annual Sidewalk Sale now have fewer excuses to lean on.
T to offer free rides on Thursday
By Mark Fagan
June 15, 2009
The Lawrence Transit System will offer free rides on all its fixed-route buses Thursday, as part of National Dump the Pump Day.
Lawrence city bus destroyed by fire after apparent engine failure
By Jesse Fray
June 11, 2009
A Lawrence city bus was damaged by fire Wednesday afternoon after an apparent catastrophic engine failure.
City transit system receives additional $1 million in stimulus
By Mark Fagan
May 1, 2009
Lawrence’s transit system is getting another $1 million in federal stimulus funds to help replace vehicles in its aging bus fleet.
KDOT giving another $1 million in stimulus funds for Lawrence buses
By Mark Fagan
April 30, 2009
Lawrence’s transit system is getting another $1 million in federal stimulus funds to help replace vehicles in its aging bus fleet.
Smaller buses may also join city transit system
By Chad Lawhorn
April 27, 2009
Shorter public transit buses may be in store for the city

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