Kings Area Regional Transit (KART, previously Kings Area Rural Transit ) is the primary bus service serving residents and visitors to the cities of Avenal , Hanford , and Lemoore in Kings County, California . KART is the branded service operated by the Kings County Area Public Transit Agency (KCAPTA) since June 1980; KCAPTA has contracted with MV Transportation to provide operations and maintenance for KART. It provides both intracity routes within and intercity routes between those three cities; in addition, it provides routes serving rural communities within Kings County as well as commuter routes connecting to Fresno Area Express in Fresno and Visalia Transit in Visalia .
7-504: The Kings County Area Public Transit Agency is a joint powers agency that began operations in June 1980, formed by the four cities of Avenal, Cororan , Hanford, and Lemoore in partnership with the County of Kings. The City of Corcoran withdrew from KCAPTA two years later. On July 5, 2005, KCAPTA became a separate public entity; prior to that time, KCAPTA was part of the county government. KCAPTA also
14-622: Is west of the railroad tracks, near the Hanford station serving Amtrak and the planned Cross Valley Corridor ; KCAPTA have acquired 4 acres (1.6 ha) in the block bounded by 7th, Brown, 8th, and Harris, approximately 1 ⁄ 2 mi (0.80 km) to the east and plan to construct a new Hanford Transit Center and administration building there. The new transit center is scheduled to open in 2024. KCAPTA officials presented preliminary designs by RRM Design Group, based in San Luis Obispo , to
21-635: The Hanford Transit Center , also known as the KART Transfer Center. In addition to its fixed routes, KART operates paratransit services in Hanford, Lemoore, and Armona , providing service to and from destinations within 3 ⁄ 4 mi (1.2 km) of existing fixed route services. An additional fee is required for service to destinations up to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (2.4 km) of fixed route services. Flex routes are provided in
28-468: The Government Code ), but they are also found in other states. A joint powers authority is distinct from the member authorities; they have separate operating boards of directors. These boards can be given any of the powers inherent in all of the participating agencies. The authorizing agreement states the powers the new authority will be allowed to exercise. The term, membership, and standing orders of
35-701: The Hanford City Council in February 2022. Joint powers agency A joint powers authority ( JPA ) is an entity permitted under the laws of some U.S. states , whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments , or utility or transport districts), not necessarily located in the same state, may jointly exercise any power common to all of them. Joint powers authorities may be used where: Joint powers authorities are particularly widely used in California (where they are permitted under Section 6502 of
42-592: The same cities during weekdays. No change is provided on board the bus. Buses operate primarily from the KART Transfer Center; in addition, KCAPTA has an Administrative Office and KART Maintenance Facility. The existing Transfer Center has 10 bus bays; the Administrative Office is near the Transfer Center on 7th Street in downtown Hanford, and buses enter the site on 8th. Bus operators are provided by MV Transportation. The KART Transfer Center (504 W 7th St)
49-781: Was responsible for operating vanpool programs in Kings County between 2001 and 2012. The vanpool programs were transferred to a new joint powers agency, CalVans in 2012. KCAPTA is governed by a five-person board of directors, consisting of two members appointed from the Kings County Board of Supervisors, and one member each from the three cities. KART operates ten local fixed routes (Routes 1–9 in Hanford and Route 20 in Lemoore) and five out-of-town routes (Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17), connecting Hanford with Avenal, Corcoran, Laton , Visalia, and Fresno, respectively. All routes start and end at
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