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Kendall Area Transit wants to better understand the travel needs of residents · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Kendall Area Transit wants to better understand the travel needs
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  Speaker 1: of residents. Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: Kendall County's public transportation system is surveying residents to better
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  Speaker 1: understand their travel needs. Kendall Area Transit. Kendall County's public
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  Speaker 1: transportation system is operated by the Voluntary Action Center of
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  Speaker 1: Northern Illinois and made possible with grant support from the
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  Speaker 1: Federal Transit Administration, Regional Transportation Authority, Illinois Department of Transportation,
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  Speaker 1: and contributions from Kendall County's municipalities and townships. The agency
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  Speaker 1: provides scheduled transportation services to any individual, with a focus
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  Speaker 1: on seniors, individuals with disability, and those otherwise unable to
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  Speaker 1: transport themselves. It is studying the general travel needs of
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  Speaker 1: residents to better understand how people get to everyday destinations
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  Speaker 1: and what transportation options may be needed in the future.
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  Speaker 1: The survey is for people who do not currently use
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  Speaker 1: public transit or use it only occasionally. To take the survey,
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  Speaker 1: go to www dot KENDALLCOUNTYIL dot gov slash ktdash Survey
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  Speaker 1: KT's service area includes all of Kendall County and designated
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  Speaker 1: locations outside the county, including, but not limited to Aurora, Juliette, Plainfield,
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  Speaker 1: and Sandwich. One portion of the trip must begin or
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  Speaker 1: end in Kendall County. Dial A Ride transportation is available
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  Speaker 1: from six am to six thirty pm Mondays through Fridays.
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  Speaker 1: A KT recently raised one thousand eighty seven dollars as
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  Speaker 1: part of its first Adopt a Rider fundraiser. As a result,
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  Speaker 1: KT will be able to provide three hundred and sixty
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  Speaker 1: three additional rides for seniors and others in need. More
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  Speaker 1: information about KT is available at