Story updated at 5:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31: Amid renegotiation of their contract, members of the local transit union are prepared to strike, raising the possibility that local bus service could come to a halt. The city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas recently decided to hire a different company to operate their coordinated bus services. The City Commission voted in November to hire First Transit, ...
Invasive shrubs and vines once covered a 4-acre stretch along the Kansas River, but now there is room for something else to grow. Thanks to a local restoration project, those invasive plants have been ripped away, and project leaders are looking for both seeds and helping hands to restore native wildflowers and trees to the area. Friends of the Kaw, a nonprofit preservation and advocacy group, was awarded a ...
After 18 years with the same transit operator, a new company will soon take over the city bus service, bringing changes for both riders and drivers — but also more costs for the city of Lawrence, the Journal-World has found after seeking more information about the multimillion-dollar deal. In November, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve a more than $30 million five-year contract with ...
Both the city of Lawrence and the University of Kansas are now eyeing Bob Billings Parkway for the site of the future bus-transfer hub. The city and KU coordinate their bus service, and the city has been on a yearslong quest to determine a location to build the station. After receiving the results of a second consultant-led location study this summer, Mayor Stuart Boley and Vice Mayor Lisa Larsen indicated ...
The City of Lawrence says it’s not to blame for an incident that allegedly caused a woman to fall and injure herself while refereeing a volleyball game at a city recreation center. Overland Park resident Barbara Culton filed a lawsuit against the city in Douglas County District Court in October related to injuries she said she suffered in February 2017. In the lawsuit, Culton says she was officiating at a ...
Local governments made a nearly $3 million investment into a high-tech incubator space in northwest Lawrence that city leaders now say is losing more than $400,000 per year. In 2010, Lawrence and Douglas County spent $2.9 million to purchase and renovate the former Oread Labs building, 4950 Bob Billings Parkway. The University of Kansas Bioscience and Technology Business Center operates the building’s lab ...