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A conversation with Jessica Schultz, the new executive director of CARTS, the Central Area Rural Transit System.
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The tribe has been developing a fixed-route public bus system for years. The new building will serve as a transportation hub for the bus, and for the tribe's other vehicles.
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“We’re sticking with transit best practices: that’s fast, frequent, reliable, affordable, safe and convenient service,” said Bryant Wright, a consultant working on plans for the bus. “Everybody using transit wants those things, if you’re from Kenai, if you’re from Soldotna, if you’re from Manhattan.”
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The tribe has released a survey about its forthcoming fixed-route bus system, Kahtnu Area Transit. The survey will help the tribe decide on a route and bus stops.
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The forthcoming bus system is set to run between Nikiski and Sterling with fixed stops. Consultants presented about the plan for the bus system during a Soldotna Chamber of Commerce luncheon this week.
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The Kenai Peninsula is a vast collection of distant communities, which makes it a difficult place to navigate without a car. This week, representatives from many local organizations got together to discuss the gaps in public transportation on the peninsula, and what can be done to fill them.
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The tribe is piloting the program for tribal members and non-members both using a $1.1 million federal grant.
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Public transportation needs outpace available services on the central Kenai Peninsula but one of the programs helping to fill the gap is hoping to obtain…