Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST QUALITY TRANSIT SERVICES TO THE FLINT HILLS COMMUNITIES. PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION: BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY. VISION: WE BELIEVE IN EMPOWERING PEOPLE AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES.

FHATA BOARD WAS FORMED IN 2018 THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF THE CITY OF MANHATTAN, RILEY COUNTY, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY AND KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLANNING, MANAGING AND OPERATING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AS THE DIRECT RECIPIENT OF SECTION 5307 URBAN FORMULA FUNDS FOR THE MANHATTAN URBANIZED AREA. FHATA BOARD IS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT K.S.A. 12-901 AND MEETS THE DEFINITION FOUND AT K.S.A 75-117 OF A MUNICIPALITY AND THEREFORE A GOVERNMENTAL BODY FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL TRANSIT LAW (DEFINED GENERALLY AS 49 U.S.C. 4301 ET SEG.). THE JOINT OPERATIONS AGREEMENT OUTLINES THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH ENTITY IN THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THEIR SERVICE AREAS. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE ACTING FISCAL AGENT FOR THE FHATA BOARD. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: (1) MANHATTAN CITY-WIDE FIXED ROUTES SERVICES: OPERATES FIXED ROUTE SERVICES IN THE CITY OF MANHATTAN AND ON KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS FUNDED BY FTA UNDER FEDERAL ACT 39 U.S.C. 5307 (CFDA 20.507). (2) MANHATTAN/RILEY COUNTY DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES LIMITED SERVICES WHICH IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF MANHATTAN AS WELL AS SOME RURAL AREAS IN RILEY COUNTY, OF WHICH THE MAJORITY OF THESE SERVICES EITHER START OR STOP WITHIN THE URBAN AREA.

REGIONAL FIXED ROUTES: (1)JUNCTION CITY FIXED ROUTES IN CITY OF JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS AND (2) REGIONAL DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES. REGIONAL DEMAND RESPONSE SERVICES PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO THE OUTLYING AREAS OF RILEY COUNTY, ALL OF GEARY COUNTY, FORT RILEY, OUTSIDE OF THE MANHATTAN URBANIZED AREA. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FUNDED THROUGH KDOT UNDER FEDERAL ACT 49 USC 5311 (CFDA 20.509). PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN RURAL AND SMALL URBAN REGIONS.

CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION. THE AGENCY RECEIVES GRANTS THROUGH THE YEAR FOR SPECIFIC CAPITAL PROJECTS RELATED TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. PROJECTS INCLUDE PURCHASE OF BUSES AND VEHICLES FOR OPERATIONS, BUS STOP AND AMENITIES PROJECTS INLUDING ADA IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO HEADQUARTERS AND BUILDING AND FACILITIES. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE IS ALSO CONSIDERED PART OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. THE AGENCY COMPLETED TWO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (CAPITAL PROJECT GRANTS) IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. THE PROJECTS INCLUDED ADA IMPROVEMENTS TO FOUR BUS STOP LOCATIONS: 2 AT 600 POYNTZ (EAST AND WEST), 1 AT FLINT HILLS PLACE STOP, AND 1 AT WESTLOOP DILLONS STOP. ALL PROJECTS LOCATED IN MANHATTAN, KS. THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE REPORTED UNDER THE MAJOR PROGRAM ITEM #3 CAPITAL PROJECT PROGRAM AND TOTAL COSTS IS APPROXIMATELY $863,089 IN ADDITION TO OTHER CAPITAL RELATED COSTS. DEPRECIATION COSTS INCLUDES FOR THE YEAR IS $315,746.