University Daily Kansan / Wednesday Aug. 23, 1989
13E
The Lawrence airport is north of town.
Patrick G. Brungardt/KANSAN
Lawrence, University offer variety of transport options
Buses, shuttle services and taxicabs available to students
by Angela Howell
by Angela Howell Kansan staff writer
KU on Wheels is financed by the student activity fee, so students receive a discount on passes. However, anyone in Lawrence may ride the bus. Current fares are 75 cents each ride or $40 for a semester student bus pass. For non-student, a semester bus pass is $45.
Bus passes may be purchased at the options table during registration. After registration, bus passes are sold at the Kansas Union business office and schedules are available at the Kansas Union candy counter.
Getting around in Lawrence can be confusing, but there are methods of travel that don't require a compass and a new pair of hiking boots.
To ride the Lift Van, students must contact the student assistance center to see if they meet the requirements.
The Lift Van is a door-to-door lift service for students, faculty and staff with permanent or temporary disabilities, said Bob Turvey, associate director of the student assistance center. Because the Lift Van is part of the KU on Wheels program, the fares are the same.
To get around campus, students can join the other 16,000 passengers a day who ride KU on Wheels, the University of Kansas bus service. The buses run from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a few night routes, said Charles Bryan, coordinator of KU on Wheels.
The Lift Van pick up students at their homes and takes them to their classes. The service provides rides only to and from school. Turvey said the Lift Van averaged 3 rides a day during the year.
Med Trends provides regional transportation for the elderly and the disabled. It provides transportation mostly for medical purposes, said Pat Guinn, operations supervisor at Med Trends, but they will go wherever requested. They are open 24 hours every day. For someone in a wheelchair, the fee is $20 one-way within the city. For more information, call 842-9393.
For a cab, students may call A-1 City Cab, 1222 E. 23rd St., the only
KU on Wheels is financed by the student activity fee, so students receive a discount on passes. However, anyone in Lawrence may ride the bus. Current fares are 75 cents each ride or $40 for a semester student bus pass. For non-students, a semester bus pass is $45.
taxi service in Lawrence. The rate is $3.50 for one passenger anywhere in town and 50 cents more for each additional passenger.
Paul Shackelford, co-owner of A1-City Gala, said that taxi service was available 24 hours a day. A ride to Kansas City International Airport is $22 per person, if 24 hours notice is given to the cab service. Otherwise, the trip to KCI would cost $60.
Shackleford said that A-1 City Cab was considering starting a shuttle service to KCI this fall. He said students would receive a discount on the shuttle.
To leave Lawrence, students can check the Union Ride Board on level four of the Kansas Union. It matches people who are looking for a ride with people who are heading in the same direction. Students fill out a card, place it on the city to which they want to go, and wait for a call.
Jefferson busines offers a 25 percent student discount, said Timm Jensen, station manager of the depot. Grayhound offers a rate of $68 one way or $130 round trip to anywhere, if reservations are made 30 days in advance.
Another popular way to hit the road is by bus. The Union Bus Depot, 1401 W. 6th St., is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Buses come through the depot after 10:30 p.m. but tickets must be purchased during office hours. Both Greyhound and Jefferson buslines come through Lawrence.
Jensen said the most popular routes were to Wichita, Denver, St. Louis, Tulsa and Minneapolis, Minn.
The only company providing passenger train service in Lawrence is Amtrak. Students have a choice of two destinations: Chicago for $94 one way or Los Angeles for $192 one way. Students can transfer from these points to go other places. The ticket office is at 413 E. 7th St. For reservations or ticket information, call 800-872-7245 or call a travel agent.
Lawrence Municipal Airport,
2500 Airport Road, was established in
1929. It is mainly used for
business travel, said Charles
Rembold, aircraft mechanic.
No commercial airlines fly into Lawrence, but students can charter planes anywhere, Remboldt said. He said chartering flights was not a popular option because of the cost. A charter to KCI is $65. The trip takes half an hour.
Remboldt said one of the advantages of a charter was that they wouldn't leave until you were there.
Plains Express is the only Lawrence shuttle service to KCI. There are 10 scheduled departures each day on weekdays, and five on weekends, said Matt Griggs, general manager of Plains Express. The shuttle picks up passengers at motels or students may arrange to be picked up anywhere on campus.
Plains Express also runs shuttles to KCI out of Manhattan and Topeka. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. For students, faculty and staff, the cost is $14 one way and $28 round trip. For more information, call 800-444-0538.
KCI airport is the liftoff point for most students who are traveling. KCI has been open commercially since 1988. For instructions to KCI, call the information center, 864-3500.
Travel agents can provide free information and book trips on trains or planes. Making reservations 21 days in advance can usually cut costs.
To leave the country, students may consult the office of study abroad, 203 Lippincott. This office assists people interested in studying or working abroad.
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