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). 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:
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 articles from the newsletters.
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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Jodi Gibson | Highway Local Assistance Division Manager | 402-479-4337 | jodi.gibson@nebraska.gov |
Sarah Soula | Transit Manager | 402-479-4871 | sarah.soula@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 |
Valda Opp | Federal Aid Administrator II | valda.opp@nebraska.gov |
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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Darla Morris | Finance Director | 308-865-8276 | morrisd@unk.edu |
Kaitlyn Richardson | Rural Transportation Manager/Business Development | 402-480-6859 | richardsonke@unk.edu |
Mitchell Locken | Rural Transit Lead Trainer | 402-817-2013 | lockenm@unk.edu |
Marshall Barth | Fleet and Office Manager, MSHA Program Manager | 308-865-8755 | barthmj@unk.edu |
Sam Colligan | Event Outreach Coordinator | Graphic Designer | 402-480-6857 | colligans@unk.edu |
Ron Wall | Rural Transit Trainer | wallr@unk.edu |
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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William Bivin | Statewide Mobility Manager | 402-570-0491 | bbivin@unomaha.edu |
Tara Grell | Public Communications and Creative Coordinator | 402-554-5963 | tgrell@unomaha.edu |
Clay Stevens | Research Software Engineer | 402-554-2132 | claystevens@unomaha.edu |
NAME | TITLE | PHONE | |
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Josie Schafer | Director | 402-554-2134 | jgschafer@unomaha.edu |
Morgan Vogel | Research Associate | 402-554-2133 | mdvogel@unomaha.edu |
Dena Lund | Community Service Specialist | 402-554-7533 | denalund@unomaha.edu |
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