Specifications include, but are not limited to: Develop a Statewide Intercity Bus and Regional Routes Study that will: • Examine and document the current connections between rural areas and the larger regional and national system of ICB service • Assess the unmet intercity bus needs of Kansas and identify investment opportunities for new ICB routes that are both feasible and viable to meet the identified needs • Explore the feasibility of statewide coordination utilizing app technology • include a supplemental white paper on the economics of ICB and transit with a focus on aging in place • Identify opportunities for integration and coordination with current and potential future passenger rail expansion as outlined in the Kansas State Rail Plan (Oct. 2022). The updated ICB Study will build on the previous initiatives and serve as a resource for decision making to move Kansas toward a more cohesive and connected bus system, locally, regionally, and nationally. Recommendations from the ICB and Regional Routes study must be consistent and further the goals identified in the Kansas Long-Range Transportation Plan as they relate to regional routes and intercity bus service.
