• Community Listening Sessions. Learn about upcoming route changes. Tell OCCK your thoughts. Help Salina CityGo improve. Monday, June 15 8 am to 10 am and 6 pm to 8 pm at Salina Area Technical College Industrial Automation Building Conference room. 2605 Berschel Avenue, Salina, KS And Tuesday, June 16 8 am to 10 am and 6 pm to 8 pm at OCCK, Inc. Transportation Building Conference Room 340 North Santa Fe Avenue.
  • Take the Salina CityGo Survey. You can enter your name for a chance to win a free 30 day bus pass. Survey can be found at https://tinyurl.com/OCCK2026
  • Purchase Summer Get on and Go Youth Passes for $10. Youth must be between ages 7 through 18 years old. Purchase at the CityGo office at 340 North Santa Fe Avenue.
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Public Notice of Route Changes 

OCCK, Inc. Transportation is implementing route changes to the Salina CityGo fixed route bus system. After Phase 1 implementations last year that included a total redesign of every route, Phase 2 implementations will take place on August 10th 2026, with an addition of a new 6th route. 

Phase 2 changes include: 

  • Hours of Service: Start time of Peak Routes will be adjusted to 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM – 6:30 PM. 
  • Orange 6: The new Orange 6 route will serve the growing South/Southwest area and industrial corridor of Salina. Orange 6 will run in a loop along Centennial, Schilling, Magnolia, and 9th Street, with transfer stops at Planet Avenue Dillon’s and Walmart.  
  • Purple 1: The Purple 1 route will no longer serve the Centennial and Schilling area. These areas will be serviced by the Orange 6 route. 
  • Yellow 2: Discontinuation of service to the Ash & Oakdale stop. This stop will be serviced by the Blue 5 route. 
  • Green 3: No changes. 
  • Red 4: Discontinuation of service to the Kenwood Cove & YMCA stops. These stops will be serviced by the Blue 5 route. 
  • Blue 5: The Blue 5 route will run as it does currently, with the unpublished half of the route added to the map.  

The public is invited to discuss these changes with OCCK, Inc. Transportation during the following community listening sessions: 

  1. Community Listening Session #1: June 15, 8 AM – 10 AM, Salina Area Technical College’s Industrial Maintenance and Automation Auditorium, 2605 Berschel Ave., Salina, KS. 
  1. Community Listening Session #2: June 15, 6 PM – 8 AM, Salina Area Technical College’s Industrial Maintenance and Automation Auditorium, 2605 Berschel Ave., Salina, KS. 
  1. Community Listening Session #3: July 16, 8 AM – 10 AM, OCCK Inc., Transportation Conference Room, 340 N Santa Fe Ave, Salina, KS. 
  1. Community Listening Session #4: July 16, 6 PM – 8 PM, OCCK Inc., Transportation Conference Room, 340 N Santa Fe Ave, Salina, KS. 
  1. Public Forum: July 13, Time TBD, City of Salina Room 107 

In addition to the listening sessions, people are encouraged to complete this short survey: https://tinyurl.com/occk2026 

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OCCK has provided regional transportation services throughout North Central Kansas since 1970.

OCCK is committed to providing transportation services to the general public, seniors, and persons with disabilities, through a variety of programs, including a fixed route service in Salina, CityGo, a regional paratransit service that serves fourteen counties, non emergency medical transportation for people with Medicaid, as well as non emergency medical transportation for clients of Salina Regional Health Center, and a regional fixed route service, 81 Connection.

Over time, OCCK has expanded its transportation services so that more people in North Central Kansas can get to work, doctor’s appointments, medical facilities, entertainment, shopping, and more.

Our mission is to provide safe, affordable, quality, efficient transportation for people of all ages and abilities and to support economic opportunity and livability in Salina and the surrounding communities.

Our Core Values are:

Transportation core values of Safety: Safety is our first priority. Courtesy: We want to present ourselves in a professional manner. Reliability: We want to do what we say we will. Cleanliness: We take pride in our personal appearance and our work environment.

We envision a future in our community in which:

  • Citizens can live independently and continue to live their communities
  • Citizens can live conveniently without owning a car
  • More citizens choose public transportation because it is an easy, economical and efficient way of getting where they want to go
  • Employers choose our community, and/or region, because it provides multiple solutions for getting employees to work
  • Public transit serves as an economic engine and supports sustainability
  • Public transportation is an integral part of the life of every citizen in the region and creates opportunities
  • Public transportation is a consideration in community planning, development and re-development
  • OCCK Transportation is a desired place to work across all generations
  • OCCK Transportation is seen as a community partner

Information about CityGo and all of OCCK’s transportation services is provided here; or call 826-1583 or 1-855-KSRIDES (1-855-577-4337).

Transportation services are vital to helping people live as independently as possible.  Many older people and adults need transportation.  Transit services are especially important in shaping the economy and helping the environment.