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Wichita council approves transit network redesign to center service on new downtown hub
Summary
The Wichita City Council approved a 2026 transit network redesign that centralizes routes at a new downtown hub, increases frequency on the city’s busiest corridors, and launches outreach and a temporary fare-free transition. Council voted 7-0 to adopt the plan after extended public and council discussion about security, partnerships and school ridership.
The Wichita City Council on April 24 approved a wide-ranging redesign of the city’s bus network that shifts the system to a hub-and-spoke model centered on a new downtown hub scheduled to open May 23, 2026.
Wichita Transit Director Penny Feist told the council the plan consolidates routes through the new hub to improve connections, increases frequency on high-ridership corridors (Routes 21 and 22 and, during peak hours, Route 16), and introduces strategic route adjustments to reach grocery-access nodes and pilot east-west service in south Wichita. Feist said the redesign is budget-neutral for system operations and seeks to…
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