Public transportation in Nebraska is a vital part of the solution to the state’s economic, energy, and health care challenges through providing an alternative in congested urban areas and serving as a lifeline to rural communities. Every $1 invested in public transportation generates approximately $4 in economic returns.
Nebraska Public Transit is a program administered by the Nebraska Department of Transportation. NDOT’s Local Assistance Division is responsible for coordinating public transportation activities in Nebraska’s 93 counties and provides technical assistance as requested. NDOT receives money from the Federal Transit Administration and state transportation funds to fulfill requirements set forth by Nebraska Revised Statute 13-1204.
In 2013, NDOT and the University of Nebraska developed a project to assist with improving and promoting public transit across Nebraska. NDOT sponsors the project collaborating with the Nebraska Safety Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney College of Business & Technology and the Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Public Affairs and Community Service.
The team combines experts in the fields of business, safety, technology, research, and public policy to work diligently toward a safer, more efficient, and more reliable public transportation system for everyone. The project focuses on the unique mobility challenges faced by our state’s rural residents, many of whom rely on public transportation as a critical point of access to social and economic resources.
The current, two and a half year portfolio of projects includes:
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MOBILITY MATTERS - Transit Challenges, Nebraska Solutions
Mobility Matters is a quarterly newsletter that covers transit topics from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, the Nebraska Association of Transportation Providers, and Wellness information in one digital newsletter. See how important mobility is to Nebraska by reading the newsletters below.
STAFF DIRECTORY
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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Jodi Gibson | Highway Local Assistance Division Manager | 402-479-4337 | jodi.gibson@nebraska.gov |
Kari Ruse | Transit Programs Specialist | 402-479-4694 | kari.ruse@nebraska.gov |
George Gallardo | Transportation Planner III | 402-479-4368 | george.gallardo@nebraska.gov |
Wayne Masek | Transportation Planner III | 402-479-4369 | wayne.masek@nebraska.gov |
June Weyers | Federal Aid Administrator III | 402-479-3185 | june.weyers@nebraska.gov |
Lucinda Dowding | Federal Aid Administrator III | 402-479-3127 | lucinda.dowding@nebraska.gov |
Linda Langdale | Federal Aid Administrator II | 402-479-4786 | linda.langdale@nebraska.gov |
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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Darla Morris | Co-Interim Operations Manager | Business Manager | 308-865-8276 | morrisd@unk.edu |
Erin Howard | Co-Interim Operations Manager | Transportation Safety and Marketing Manager | 308-865-1550 | howarder@unk.edu |
Kaitlyn Richardson | Rural Transit Manager | 402-480-6859 | richardsonke@unk.edu |
Mitchell Locken | Rural Transit Lead Trainer | 402-817-2013 | lockenm@unk.edu |
Marshall Barth | Fleet and Office Manager | 308-865-8755 | barthmj@unk.edu |
Elizabeth Mendyk | Customer Service Specialist | 308-865-8256 | mendyke@unk.edu |
STAFF
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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William Bivin | Statewide Mobility Manager, Center for Public Affairs Research | 402-570-0491 | bbivin@unomaha.edu |
Tara Grell | Graphic Designer, Center for Public Affairs Research | 402-554-5963 | tgrell@unomaha.edu |
Matt Harrington | Communications Specialist, Center for Public Affairs Research | 402-554-5976 | mgharrington@unomaha.edu |
Clay Stevens | Research Software Engineer, Center for Public Affairs Research | 402-554-2132 | claystevens@unomaha.edu |
RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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Josie Schafer | Director, Center for Public Affairs Research | 402-554-2134 | jgschafer@unomaha.edu |
Yu-Che Chen | Director, Global Digital Governance Lab | 402-554-2058 | ychen@unomaha.edu |
This website is developed and maintained by the Statewide Transit Initiative conducted by the University of Nebraska on behalf of the Nebraska Department of Transportation supported in part by the Federal Transit Administration. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official view of the Federal Transit Administration.