Manhattan Development & Aggieville Parking

[Rage Against the McKee]

I thought with the city going over $50k they'd be able to get federal funding for public transport?  has that not happened yet?

I believe the city council voted it down because the city would have had to match that funding and eff the students anyway, or something like that.

[pissclams]

the suggestion of a bus system or any public transportation in a town the size of manhattan is redickalus. 

[steve dave]

my hometown of 1,400 had old people bus transportation

[Belvis Noland]

The fact that K-State is the only university in the BigXII without campus wide public transit should be embarrassing to everyone.

And just because you may like walking to class, doesn't make it less embarrassing.

I mean for eff sakes, it's 2013 and we still don't have a bus system.

Actually neither Iowa State nor Baylor have bus systems on campus.

No.

Baylor: The Baylor University Shuttle (BUS) is a fixed route transportation system operated by Waco Transit in cooperation with the Baylor Department of Parking and Transportation Services.
 http://www.baylor.edu/bus/index.php?id=31447

Iowa State:  CyRide is the city bus system for Ames, Iowa.  It is a collaboration between the City of Ames, Iowa State University (ISU), and ISU's Government of the Student Body (GSB).  CyRide is excited to offer a new bus prediction service called NEXT BUS. Financed through ISU student fees, this new technology allows passengers to see exactly where the bus is at, at anytime and it’s predicted time of arrival at your bus stop location by using the web, telephone or mobile device.  http://www.cyride.com/index.aspx?page=23

CNS, I agree it should by a City thing.  Considering Manhattan and KSU's growth rates, I think it wise for the two entities to collaborate to create a comprehensive plan that services residents and students; paid for by the City + student fees.  I just think there need to be fixed routes on, around, and through campus that connect northwest campus (stadiums, university commons, jardine) to the central core campus, to aggieville, and to the southeast downtown area.   

[chum1]

I WANT A PARKING GARAGE AND A BUS SO THAT I DON'T FEEL SMALL TIMEY

AND WHAT IF OTHERS THINK I'M SMALL TIMEY OH GOD THAT'S SO EMBARRASSING

Let me guess, it's the 'people' that make a university great.

Yes.  Their insecurities, in particular.  They're as essential to the area as the Konza.     

[pissclams]

my hometown of 1,400 had old people bus transportation

i was going to suggest that the fats on the board can catch a ride with the meadowlark hills shuttle.

[GoodForAnother]

I thought with the city going over $50k they'd be able to get federal funding for public transport?  has that not happened yet?

I believe the city council voted it down because the city would have had to match that funding and eff the students anyway, or something like that.

wait, this can't be true.  manhattan is a progressive community, it says so right on the website.

[DQ12]

my hometown of 1,400 had old people bus transportation

i was going to suggest that the fats on the board can catch a ride with the meadowlark hills shuttle.

[michigancat]

chum is the best at chumming

[wabash909]

The fact that K-State is the only university in the BigXII without campus wide public transit should be embarrassing to everyone.

And just because you may like walking to class, doesn't make it less embarrassing.

I mean for eff sakes, it's 2013 and we still don't have a bus system.

Actually neither Iowa State nor Baylor have bus systems on campus.

Nope, MoldAggy actually has had a very nice bus system for the better part of 20 years.

Cy-Ride.

[EMAWmeister]

The fact that K-State is the only university in the BigXII without campus wide public transit should be embarrassing to everyone.

And just because you may like walking to class, doesn't make it less embarrassing.

I mean for eff sakes, it's 2013 and we still don't have a bus system.

Actually neither Iowa State nor Baylor have bus systems on campus.

Nope, MoldAggy actually has had a very nice bus system for the better part of 20 years.

Cy-Ride.

There would be a picture of someone wearing a snuggie on cy-ride.

[wabash909]

Baylor.

[wabash909]

Stillwater. 

Population: 46,000

[wabash909]

Morgantown, West Virginia.

Population: 30,293

[RickRampus]

that WVU transit system looks pretty futuristic for Coal Aggy... or is it just a copy of underground coal shuttles that they moved above ground? 

[Kat Kid]

I thought with the city going over $50k they'd be able to get federal funding for public transport?  has that not happened yet?

It happened.  The City commission refused to provide the required funds stipulated in the federal grant.

[_33]

The fact that K-State is the only university in the BigXII without campus wide public transit should be embarrassing to everyone.

And just because you may like walking to class, doesn't make it less embarrassing.

I mean for eff sakes, it's 2013 and we still don't have a bus system.

Actually neither Iowa State nor Baylor have bus systems on campus.

No.

Baylor: The Baylor University Shuttle (BUS) is a fixed route transportation system operated by Waco Transit in cooperation with the Baylor Department of Parking and Transportation Services.
 http://www.baylor.edu/bus/index.php?id=31447

Iowa State:  CyRide is the city bus system for Ames, Iowa.  It is a collaboration between the City of Ames, Iowa State University (ISU), and ISU's Government of the Student Body (GSB).  CyRide is excited to offer a new bus prediction service called NEXT BUS. Financed through ISU student fees, this new technology allows passengers to see exactly where the bus is at, at anytime and it’s predicted time of arrival at your bus stop location by using the web, telephone or mobile device.  http://www.cyride.com/index.aspx?page=23

CNS, I agree it should by a City thing.  Considering Manhattan and KSU's growth rates, I think it wise for the two entities to collaborate to create a comprehensive plan that services residents and students; paid for by the City + student fees.  I just think there need to be fixed routes on, around, and through campus that connect northwest campus (stadiums, university commons, jardine) to the central core campus, to aggieville, and to the southeast downtown area.

hmmm, well, it was just a guess.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I don't see why you keep displaying the city population as if that is important. Our campus is much more compact than most other campuses, so we don't need a K-State bus. I could get behind the city of Manhattan having a shuttle that connects residential neighborhoods to campus and Aggieville, but this idea that a campus bus system is needed is just wrong. Nobody is going to take a bus when they are only a 5 minute walk from their destination.

[Brock Landers]

Public Transit pr0n   

[GoodForAnother]

if mhk would just put in a bus system with like 3 stops they would pretty much instantly have better public transport than KC

could be good for community bragging rights, just saying

[Ghost of Stan Parrish]

Here are some quickly developed maps from a few weeks ago (originating from a course I took back in 2010) when 'Meister described to me his pain and agony of being stranded in Manhattan over break with no car.

Thanks Havs.

[wabash909]

I don't see why you keep displaying the city population as if that is important. Our campus is much more compact than most other campuses, so we don't need a K-State bus. I could get behind the city of Manhattan having a shuttle that connects residential neighborhoods to campus and Aggieville, but this idea that a campus bus system is needed is just wrong. Nobody is going to take a bus when they are only a 5 minute walk from their destination.

Because 50,000 is the threshold for government subsidy (which Manhattan qualifies for as KK has stated). 

And no, our campus is not any more urban or compact than in a city like Ames or Stillwater or Morgantown.

And don't tell me, as a student living at Jardine or anywhere on or off campus, for instance that you wouldn't utilize it for a trip to campus or that you would rough ridin' walk to a grocery store or Varney's or Best Buy or Target and weren't car dependent.

[wabash909]

Future Big XII school Clemson, South Carolina.

Population:  42,000

[WillieWatanabe]

i like these pictures Wabash, but its making me sad.

[Belvis Noland]

I don't see why you keep displaying the city population as if that is important. Our campus is much more compact than most other campuses, so we don't need a K-State bus. I could get behind the city of Manhattan having a shuttle that connects residential neighborhoods to campus and Aggieville, but this idea that a campus bus system is needed is just wrong. Nobody is going to take a bus when they are only a 5 minute walk from their destination.

Our Campus extends from BSFS to Beach Museum (~2 miles), and everything in between.  If you are convinced that you're a 5 minute walk from any campus destination, this conversation is pretty pointless.