CityGo

CityGo

Slogan	"Go green!"[1]
Founded	2008[2]
Headquarters	1710 W. Schilling Road
Locale	Salina, Kansas
Service area	Saline County, Kansas
Service type	Bus, Fixed Route
Routes	4
Stops	> 145
Fleet	8 buses
Operator	OCCK
Chief executive	Patrick Wallerius[1]
Web site	www.salinacitygo.com

CityGo is a local subsidized bus service in Salina, Kansas operated by OCCK through partnership with the City of Salina and the Kansas Department of Transportation^[1]. The service was opened to the public in November 2008^[2].

Routes and operations

CityGo operates four fixed routes, all of which cover a significant and different area of the city, and terminate in downtown Salina where each route forms a loop^[3]. The routes are identified by color: the blue route serves the north and eastern parts of the city, the red route serves greater downtown and the south, the yellow route serves the east side of town and down the main street, and the purple route serves the entire south and west areas of the city, near the airport. Each route operates on a regular one bus per hour schedule during non-peak hours, and two buses per hour during peak hours^[4].

Route	Locations served and transfer points (T)
Blue	7th/Walnut (T), Faith(T), Central High School, Dillons at Sunset Plaza (T)
Red	7th/Walnut (T), Salina Regional Health Center, South High School, Central Mall, Wal-Mart (T), Faith (T), City/County Building
Yellow	7th/Walnut (T), Social Security Office, Wal-Mart (T), Central Mall, Salina Regional Health Center
Purple	7th/Walnut (T), Dillons at Sunset Plaza (T), Wal-Mart (T), K-State Salina,

Paratransit

OCCK offers door-to-door paratransit service to those with disabilities, the elderly, and others who meet eligibility requirements^[1]. The service is available from 6AM to 9PM Monday through Friday, and 9AM to 5PM on Saturday.

Inter-City (NCK Express)

OCCK also operates intercity bus service to areas around Salina, branded as NCK (North-Central Kansas) Express^[1].

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} OCCK. "Go Green with CityGo, Salina's fixed route transit service". http://www.salinacitygo.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Clouston, David (2008-11-12). "CityGo buses ready to get city's public transportation system started". The Salina Journal: p. A5. "The city's new bus service, CityGo, is primed and ready to go, with a "soft launch" of the new service scheduled to debut Monday." 
3. ^ City of Salina. "Official City of Salina, Kansas Website - OCCK Bus Routes". http://www.salina-ks.gov/content/126/198/6223/6286/default.aspx. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
4. ^ OCCK. "Route timetables" (GIF). http://www.salinacitygo.com/images/City-Go-Route-TimeTables-en.gif. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 

External links

• CityGo Website
• Route timetables (Spanish version)
• City of Salina Transportation Division
• Short film on CityGo by Salina citizens (requires Flash Player)