Annual Route Changes
Lawrence Transit hosts an annual route change process. Every year, staff looks at routes, ridership data, and schedules and proposes route changes to the bus riding public. In person and virtual survey opportunities are provided to get robust feedback. This page collects all the information you need to engage in this process.
Links
View PDF of all route changes.
Public Engagement
Central Station
Paper surveys available in the lobby anytime in March.
Downtown (7th & Vermont)
3/10: 9:30am-11:30am
3/14: 12:00pm-2:00pm
3/24: 10am-12:00pm
3/25: 3:00pm-5:00pm
3/26: 12:00pm-2:00pm
3/27: 9:30am-11:30am
Virtual Office Hours
March 14th – 10:30am – 12:00pm | Register HERE
New Route Features
Major changes
Route 1: Proposed to have a direct connection from Downtown to Haskell campus and to have service on both Haskell and Harper from 19th to 23rd.
Route 3: Proposed to serve 9th St. leaving and approaching Downtown. Keeping access to Heartland Community Health from Michigan.
Route 4: Proposed to merge existing Route 4 and Route 10. To improve reliability, it will no longer take Jayhawk Blvd and instead take West Campus Rd. Proposed to continue to the 6th St. Walmart, Dillons, and Free State High.
Route 6: Proposed to return to serving 6th Street East to West while still serving Centennial Park and the Merc. Slight route adjustments near Rock Chalk Park for better timing.
Route 8: Proposed to serve the center of Haskell campus to provide better access for riders. Returned service to 27th St. for closer access to Prairie Park Elementary School. This route is no longer interlined with Route 10 to improve the schedule.
Route 11/12: Adopting a ‘B’ schedule. B Schedule will operate on Saturdays, certain holidays, and when KU classes are not in session. The schedule is proposed to be 5 minutes earlier than today’s schedule.
Minor changes
Route 2: The southbound schedule is proposed to be 5 minutes later than today’s schedule, departing at 20 minutes past the hour.
Route 5: Proposed to serve Haskell campus from 23rd St. Small timing changes
Route 7: Proposed to provide service in both directions along the South Iowa loop, instead of a one-way loop.
Route 9: Proposed to end at World Market and no longer make the South Iowa loop. Route will still be interlined with the 7.
University changes
Route 30/36: Proposed to simplify the interlining with Route 36 by utilizing Mississippi Street below the Kansas Union instead of the eastern end of Jayhawk Boulevard.
Route 34/38: Proposed to remove service from Melrose Lane to improve route timing.
Route 42: Proposed to simplify the route by removing the loops through Lot 90 or at Engineering / Burge Union. Passengers would board along Naismith Drive. Alternate 2 extends the route along Jayhawk Boulevard to the Kansas Union and GSP/Corbin.
Route 44: Proposed to simplify the route to match route 42.
Status + Timeline + Next Steps
Status
In Progress
Timeline
Project Start: February 2025
Project End: August 20205
Milestone 1: Public Outreach Period (March 2025) – Complete
Milestone 2: Survey data analysis (April 2025) – In progress
Milestone 3: Closing the Loop: Present final routes to the public (May 2025) – Not started
Milestone 4: Ride Guide Production (May 2025 – July 2025) – Not started
Milestone 5: New Routes go into effect (August 2025) – Not started
Next Steps
Public outreach begins in late February – March 31st.
Completed + Supporting Documentation
- Coming soon!