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Resident asks Oskaloosa, University Park to revisit bus schedules and services for unhoused residents

5547955 · August 6, 2025
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Summary

A University Park resident asked the Oskaloosa City Council to address weekday bus schedules, unequal fares across short distances, limited routes to senior meal sites and access to showers and overnight shelter options for unhoused residents.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — A resident from nearby University Park urged Oskaloosa city leaders on Aug. 4 to work with neighboring jurisdictions and transit providers to make local bus service more usable for workers and people experiencing homelessness.

Amberlyn Barber told the council the current transit schedules “start after most people are supposed to be at work,” do not run every day and do not serve…

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