Editing Kansas (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Kansas License Plate Standard Flat September 2019.jpg|thumb|Standard Kansas license plate 2018-2024.]]
[[File:Kansas License Plate KU Flat 2022 - Photo Credits to J Kevin Kitzman.jpg|thumb|An example of a custom Kansas rear license plate. Kansas allows residents to purchase license plates with college and university logos on them for an extra fee.]]
[[File:Kansas License Plate Firefighter Flat - Photo Credits to Nathan Kuehn.jpg|thumb|Kansas residents who are veterans, work as a first responder, and people who work in agriculture may request a custom plate reflecting their profession.]]
For automobiles, Kansas first required its residents to register their vehicles and display license plates in 1913. Plates are currently issued by the Kansas Department of Revenue through its Division of Vehicles and only rear plates have been required since 1956. Kansas is one of only 19 U.S. states that don't require front license plates.

===Highways===
[[File:National-atlas-kansas.PNG|thumb|upright=1.35|Kansas Highway Map.]]
[[File:I35Kansas.jpg|thumb]]
Kansas is served by two [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate highways]] with one [[Ring road|beltway]], two [[spur route]]s, and three [[bypass (road)|bypasses]], with over {{convert|874|mi|km}} in all. The first section of Interstate in the nation was opened on [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate&nbsp;70]] (I-70) just west of [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] on November 14, 1956.<ref>{{Citation |publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation |url = https://www.ksdot.org/interstate50th/KsStory_I70.asp |title = I-70—the First Open Interstate |date = July 24, 2014 |access-date = October 7, 2016 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161026180917/https://www.ksdot.org/interstate50th/KsStory_I70.asp |archive-date = October 26, 2016}}</ref>

I-70 is a major east–west route connecting to [[Denver]], Colorado and [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. Cities along this route (from west to east) include [[Colby, Kansas|Colby]], [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]], [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]], [[Junction City, Kansas|Junction City]], [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], [[Bonner Springs, Kansas|Bonner Springs]], and [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]].

[[Interstate 35 in Kansas|I-35]] is a major north–south route connecting to [[Oklahoma City]], Oklahoma and [[Des Moines, Iowa]]. Cities along this route (from south to north) include [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]], [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]], and Kansas City (and suburbs).

Spur routes serve as connections between the two major routes. [[Interstate 135 (Kansas)|I-135]], a north–south route, connects I-35 at Wichita to I-70 at Salina. [[Interstate 335 (Kansas)|I-335]], a southwest–northeast route, connects I-35 at Emporia to I-70 at Topeka. I-335 and portions of I-35 and I-70 make up the [[Kansas Turnpike]]. Bypasses include [[Interstate 470 (Kansas)|I-470]] around Topeka, [[Interstate 235 (Kansas)|I-235]] around Wichita, and [[Interstate 670 (Kansas)|I-670]] in downtown Kansas City. [[Interstate 435 (Kansas)|I-435]] is a beltway around the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]] while [[Interstate 635 (Kansas–Missouri)|I-635]] bypasses through Kansas City.

[[U.S. Route 69 in Kansas|U.S. Route&nbsp;69]] (US-69) travels south to north, from Oklahoma to Missouri. The highway passes through the eastern section of Kansas, traveling through [[Baxter Springs, Kansas|Baxter Springs]], [[Pittsburg, Kansas|Pittsburg]], [[Frontenac, Kansas|Frontenac]], [[Fort Scott, Kansas|Fort Scott]], [[Louisburg, Kansas|Louisburg]], and the Kansas City area.

Kansas also has the country's third largest state highway system after Texas and California. This is because of the high number of counties and [[county seat]]s (105) and their intertwining.

In January 2004, the [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) announced the new Kansas [[5-1-1|511]] traveler information service.<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation |date = January 22, 2004 |url = http://www.ksdot.org/archive/offtransinfo/News04/511_Release.htm |title = KDOT Launches New Traveler Information Service |access-date = July 14, 2006 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060118133422/http://www.ksdot.org/archive/offtransinfo/News04/511_Release.htm |archive-date = January 18, 2006}}</ref> By dialing 511, callers will get access to information about road conditions, construction, closures, detours and weather conditions for the state highway system. Weather and road condition information is updated every 15 minutes.

====Interstate Highways====
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====U.S. Routes====
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===Aviation===
The state's only major commercial ([[Airspace class (United States)|Class C]]) airport is [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport]], located along [[U.S. Route 54 (Kansas)|US-54]] on the western edge of the city. [[Manhattan Regional Airport]] in [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]] offers daily flights to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] and Chicago's [[O'Hare International Airport]], making it the second-largest commercial airport in the state.<ref>{{cite web |title = Manhattan Airport Official Site |url = http://www.flymhk.com/ |access-date = July 14, 2010 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100529075116/http://www.flymhk.com/ |archive-date = May 29, 2010}}</ref> Most air travelers in northeastern Kansas fly out of [[Kansas City International Airport]], located in [[Platte County, Missouri]], as well as [[Topeka Regional Airport]] in the state's capital.

In the state's southeastern part, people often use [[Tulsa International Airport]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] or [[Joplin Regional Airport]] in [[Joplin, Missouri]]. For those in the far western part of the state, [[Denver International Airport]] is a popular option. Connecting flights are also available from smaller Kansas airports in [[Dodge City Regional Airport|Dodge City]], [[Garden City Regional Airport|Garden City]], [[Hays Regional Airport|Hays]], [[Hutchinson Municipal Airport (Kansas)|Hutchinson]], [[Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport|Liberal]], or [[Salina Municipal Airport|Salina]].

Dotted across the state are smaller regional and municipal airports, including the [[Lawrence Municipal Airport (Kansas)|Lawrence Municipal Airport]], which houses many aircraft for the city of Lawrence and the [[University of Kansas]], Miami County Airport, Wamego Airport, [[Osage City Municipal Airport]], which is the headquarters of ''Skydive Kansas'', [[Garden City Regional Airport]], [[Manhattan Regional Airport]], and [[Dodge City Regional Airport]].

===Rail===
{{see also|List of Kansas railroads}}
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|1915–1918 Kansas railroad map]]
Up through the mid 20th century, railroads connected most cities in Kansas. During [[World War II]], less profitable links were abandoned for [[United States home front during World War II|scrap metal drives]], then additional mileage was reduced as passenger service was halted caused by the wide spread use of automobiles and trucking on the expanding highway system.

For passenger service, currently the ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' [[Amtrak]] route runs through the state on its route from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California on the [[BNSF]] railway. Stops in Kansas include [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], [[Newton, Kansas|Newton]], [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]], [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]], and [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Amtrak Southwest Chief |url = https://www.amtrak.com/southwest-chief-train |website = Amtrak |access-date = August 13, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170706152803/https://www.amtrak.com/southwest-chief-train |archive-date = July 6, 2017}}</ref>

[[File: Osage City Santa Fe Depot.jpg|thumb|The Santa Fe Depot, a U.S. National Register of Historic Places building, in Osage City.]]

An [[Amtrak Thruway]] connects Newton to the ''[[Heartland Flyer]]'' in [[Oklahoma City]], Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web |title = Wichita Returns to the Amtrak Map |url = https://media.amtrak.com/2016/04/wichita-returns-to-the-amtrak-map/ |website = Amtrak |date = April 18, 2016 |access-date = August 13, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170813105838/https://media.amtrak.com/2016/04/wichita-returns-to-the-amtrak-map/ |archive-date = August 13, 2017}}</ref> There has been proposals to modify the Amtrak routing through Kansas, such as: removing rail service from the ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' between [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] and Dodge City,<ref>Ben Kuebrich, [http://kcur.org/post/amtrak-may-end-passenger-rail-service-west-kansas-moran-amtrak-not-doing-its-job#stream/0 Amtrak May End Passenger Rail Service in West Kansas. Moran: "Amtrak Is Not Doing Its Job"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701054751/http://kcur.org/post/amtrak-may-end-passenger-rail-service-west-kansas-moran-amtrak-not-doing-its-job#stream/0 |date=July 1, 2018 }}, KCUR. June 28, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.</ref> and extending rail service for the ''[[Heartland Flyer]]'' from Oklahoma City to Newton with new stops at [[Arkansas City, Kansas|Arkansas City]] and [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Heartland Flyer Extension |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d3271f075cae42139e0b3ef7f5060ae7 |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website=storymaps.arcgis.com |publisher=Amtrak Connect Us |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130003516/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d3271f075cae42139e0b3ef7f5060ae7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Could Kansans soon hop a train to Texas? Billions in federal funding might mean yes. |author-last1=Garcia|author-first1=Rafael|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2023/01/30/heartland-flyer-passenger-rail-train-service-could-come-to-kansas/69856310007/ |publisher=Topeka Capital-Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203215148/https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/state/2023/01/30/heartland-flyer-passenger-rail-train-service-could-come-to-kansas/69856310007/ |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |date=January 30, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

For freight service, there are three [[Class I rail carrier|Class I railroads]] in Kansas: [[BNSF]], [[Union Pacific]], and [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City|CPKC]]; as well as many [[shortline railroad]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title = Kansas State Railroad Map 2017 |url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burRail/Rail/publications/KansasRailroadMapHistoric.pdf |website = Kansas Department of Transportation |access-date = August 14, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170629074812/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burRail/Rail/publications/KansasRailroadMapHistoric.pdf |archive-date = June 29, 2017}}</ref>

===Transit===
Public transportation in Kansas is provided through a network of regional and local transit systems that serve both urban and rural communities throughout the state. In the Kansas City metropolitan area, RideKC integrates services across multiple providers, offering bus routes, the [[KC Streetcar]], and mobility options to facilitate regional travel. Johnson County Transit, operating under the RideKC brand, delivers fixed commuter and express bus routes, microtransit, and paratransit services, connecting Johnson County with the broader Kansas City, Kansas and downtown Kansas City, Missouri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=Transit - RideKC in Johnson County |url=https://www.jocogov.org/department/transit-ridekc-johnson-county |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Johnson County Kansas |language=en}}</ref>

Lawrence Transit provides fare-free public transit to the city of Lawrence through a partnership with the University of Kansas. The service includes fixed-route buses and paratransit, with routes serving both the university campus and the broader community. The fare-free model is funded through a combination of university student fees and city resources. Also available through KU is "SafeRide", which is a free transportation service for Lawrence college students at KU and Haskell Indian Nations University for night time transportation to the passenger's home. Lawrence Transit also partners with RideKC for routes to Johnson County along K-10 Highway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=510 K-10 Connector {{!}} Routes {{!}} RideKC |url=https://ridekc.org/routes/510-k10-connector |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=ridekc.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SafeRide |url=https://transportationservices.ku.edu/saferide |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=transportationservices.ku.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fares & Bus Passes |url=https://lawrencetransit.org/fares/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Lawrence Transit |language=en-US}}</ref>

Topeka Metro and Wichita Transit have both operated in their respective cities since the 1950s, and Kansas Rides is a statewide initiative that connects Kansans living in rural parts of the state with public transit providers in all 105 counties. It helps users find fixed-route systems, demand-response services, and specialized transportation options across the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://ksrides.org/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Kansas Rides {{!}} Kansas Public Transportation |language=en-US}}</ref>

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