All buses will be low floor buses. This will make it easier for children, and elderly to board the bus. For those that are wheelchair bound, there will be either a ramp (primary/secondary), and a lift gate for community buses. Small buses will not support bike transit, but the standard buses will. People will need to board from the front, pay their fare, and sit down. Exiting passengers are encouraged to exit through the rear unless they are in a wheelchair. Each seat will have USB charging ports for the passenger to use. They must of course remember to unplug and take their device with them. KTA will not be responsible for any item stolen because they left it behind.
Above the front of the bus will be a sign that will denote the route number, and the name of the route. All routes will have the same designation formula for every bus in every county. This will make it much easier for someone visiting another to make sense of the transit system. Routes that are single digits are funiculars. Routes that are double digits will be local community buses, and may likely use shorter buses that would be able to support the more narrow streets. Secondary routes are routes that do not serve the center of the capital city for that county. These routes will start with a number, and have a letter following that number. Primary routes will start with a letter followed by a number. Routes that start with a single digit followed by a letter will serve the busway, but will not serve the county’s capital city. Routes that start with a letter followed by a single digit number will serve the busway, and connect to the county’s capital city. This is designed to make sense of the public transit system.
For the numbers, and letters, they are designed to make sense. A letter will be E for East, N for North, S for South, and W for West. Numbers will be as follows:
- 1-2, 10-29, 91, and 92: East
- 3-4, 30-49, 93, and 94: North
- 5-6, 50-69, 95, and 96: South
- 7-8, 70-89, 97, and 98: West
Every major community will receive a designation number. Any route displaying this designation number will serve that major community. Let’s take a look at how this will work out.
Let’s assume that Frankstown is given the designation of 15. Any route with the number 15 will serve Frankstown. Since the number 15 is for Eastern routes, you would know immediately that Frankstown is in the eastern part of the county. For local community buses, one might see 15: Frankstown. Since there is no letter in the route, that will imply that the 15: Frankstown just serves the community, and stay within the community. Now, let’s say that Frankstown is connected to the East Busway – this will mean that 15: Frankstown will connect to the East Busway. This is for simplicity, and efficiency. However, even though Frankstown has an East Busway station, there could be a possibility of another primary route. In this case, this might look like E15: Frankstown Road Whereas the East Busway will connect with connected communities, and county’s center quickly and efficiently, The E15: Frankstown Road will likely serve the length of Frankstown Road which could go through other communities. If you need to go to Frankstown Road, then the E15: Frankstown Road can get you there whereas the East Busway may not. Assuming that Frankstown is in the same county as the South West Regional Airport, one might see 15W: Airport. This should tell you that this bus will serve Frankstown, and the Airport is in the Western part of the county. It also shows that this route will not serve the county’s capital city. There could also be a N15: Alexander Blvd which shows that this route serves Frankstown, but it travels along a northern route to get to Frankstown. This route will also enter the county’s center through the north.
This should give you an idea of how this might work out, and provide some insight in the designation system. This is standard in all counties. A neighboring county may not have a Frankstown, but the number 15 can be used for a more appropriate location. 15 does not have to mean Frankstown in all counties.