Thursday, April 6, 2006
The Lawrence City Commission passed a proposal Wednesday night which gave the OK for the University of Kansas to receive five new Optima wheelchair-accessible buses.
The buses have lower floors than regular buses and have a powered ramp that extends to three inches above the pavement. This allows the wheelchair to enter the bus and, because there are no stairs in the entrance, wheelchair-users are able to ride safely from place to place.
Melissa Manning, associate director of disability resources, said that students with disabilities used a lift van if they required assistance in getting to and from class.
Approximately 15 to 20 students per semester use the van which makes about 60 trips a day. Federal money will cover 80 percent of the costs of the new buses. Manning said that she hoped the new buses would alleviate traffic on campus.
Some of the students will not be able to use the buses because they must be picked up from their homes due to their disabilities, Manning said.
A new Park and Ride lot is the reason the buses became a feasible plan. The new lot will be located at 23rd and Iowa streets. The buses will travel through Irving Hill Road, Sunnyside Ave., Sunflower Road and down Jayhawk Blvd.
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