ATA Bus
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ATA Bus is a private, not for profit paratransit
bus system in Riley County, Kansas
, United States
. It is funded by county, state, and federal tax dollars. ATA Bus is setting up preliminary fixed-route bus service plans for better public transportation services for the rapidly expanding Manhattan, KS urban area. ATA originally stood for Aging Transportation Agency.
In addition to paratransit services within the city of Manhattan, ATA provides service to all of Riley County:
ATA provides a zone-based pickup schedule for most of rural Riley County. On Mondays and Tuesdays the service makes pick-ups between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. in northern Riley County. They usually make their return trips between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Service to and from Ogden, Kansas
is available Monday through Friday. Riders wishing to ride the bus need to call in to the Dispatcher and schedule a ride as usual. The service has a fixed schedule and stops at designated places in Ogden three times a day. Door to door demand responsive service in Ogden is available for persons with mobility impairments.
A federal grant of $500,000 authorized ATA Bus to purchase five new twenty passenger busses to implement fixed-route service in the near future.
Paratransit
Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses are used to provide paratransit service, but also share taxis and jitneys are important providers....
bus system in Riley County, Kansas
Kansas
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, United States
United States
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. It is funded by county, state, and federal tax dollars. ATA Bus is setting up preliminary fixed-route bus service plans for better public transportation services for the rapidly expanding Manhattan, KS urban area. ATA originally stood for Aging Transportation Agency.
Services
The ATA Bus operates Monday through Friday. The hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the last pick ups of the day made at 5:00 p.m.In addition to paratransit services within the city of Manhattan, ATA provides service to all of Riley County:
ATA provides a zone-based pickup schedule for most of rural Riley County. On Mondays and Tuesdays the service makes pick-ups between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. in northern Riley County. They usually make their return trips between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Service to and from Ogden, Kansas
Ogden, Kansas
Ogden is a city in Riley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,087. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
is available Monday through Friday. Riders wishing to ride the bus need to call in to the Dispatcher and schedule a ride as usual. The service has a fixed schedule and stops at designated places in Ogden three times a day. Door to door demand responsive service in Ogden is available for persons with mobility impairments.
Fleet
ATA Bus operates seven vehicles: four buses and three mini vans. The buses and mini vans are equipped with ramps and lifts to accommodate the needs of the disabled.A federal grant of $500,000 authorized ATA Bus to purchase five new twenty passenger busses to implement fixed-route service in the near future.