Feedback from bus drivers and the public have been incorporated into Lawrence Transit route and schedule updates, which will go into effect Friday, Aug. 1.
Lawrence Transit embarked on a full route redesign in the past few years to incorporate Central Station, which officially opened January 2024.
“Now the transit system has returned to its annual cycle of proposing changes in the spring, receiving feedback from riders, and then implementing changes in August before schools are back in session,” according to a city newsletter.
Here are the key changes, listed verbatim from the newsletter:
- Route 1
Connecting from Downtown to Haskell campus and adding service on both Haskell and Harper from 19th St. to 23rd St.
- Route 3
Serving 9th St. Keeping access to LMH and Heartland.
- Route 4
Merging existing Route 4 and Route 10. Taking West Campus Rd. instead of Jayhawk Blvd. Continuing to the 6th St. Walmart and Free State High School.
- Route 5
Serving Haskell campus from 23rd St. Small timing changes.
- Route 6
Returning service to 6th St. Will not serve The Merc or Centennial Park.
- Route 7
Instead of a one-way loop, providing service in both directions along the South Iowa route.
- Route 8
Serving Haskell campus more centrally and returning service to 27th St. near Prairie Park Elementary. No longer interlining with Route 10.
- Route 9
Ending at World Market and interlining with Route 7 along the South Iowa loop.
- Route 11/12
Operating a reduced schedule when KU is not in session.
- Route 30/36
Simplifying route through campus.
- Route 42
Removing loop through Engineering / Burge Union.
An online preview of the updated transit guide for 2025-26 is available via Lawrence Transit’s website at this link.
The Route Changes Report, which documents community feedback and city responses, can be viewed here.
Printed copies of the updated transit guide will be available later this month at grocery stores, Lawrence City Hall, the Lawrence Public Library, several locations across the KU campus and on all buses, according to the newsletter.
The Lawrence Transit app is the city’s recommended tool for planning travel and getting realtime bus updates. Links to download the app can be found here.
Lawrence Transit can be reached at 785-864-4644. For more updates, see lawrencetransit.org or follow @LawrenceTransit on Facebook.
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