In some parts of the country, riding the bus or walking to school isn’t an option ­— it’s a necessity.

Steve Spade, director of Wichita Transit, said people don’t ride the bus in Wichita for congestion; they ride it for other reasons.

Those reasons can vary from the lack of options, an intentional decision to be green or for economic reasons.

Wichita State students, faculty and staff now have the ability to park off campus and utilize the Shuttle buses. This makes parking easier, and can enhance some students’ abilities to operate without a vehicle.

Another service available to students, faculty and staff — as well as “general” citizens of Wichita — is the Wichita Transit system.

With the addition of the shuttle system to the WSU campus, Wichita Transit has been able to maneuver city buses onto campus. City buses make regular stops at each of the shuttle bus stops. From here, the bus will travel (depending on the time of day, and which bus you embark) either east on 21st Street or west on 17th Street.

“One of the big demands is the need for night service,” Spade said. “We haven’t been able to implement it (yet).”

Spade said the city is currently restructuring the bus system in hopes to add an additional bus route. What now services the university students (bus line 3, “E 17th”) will become the “University Route.”

The route would travel from the Old Town area of Wichita, through the university and continue east to Rock Road. Spade hopes to implement these changes by the spring of 2016.

In the meantime, students can count on the bus to run through campus every half hour between 6 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday. There are a total of 19 pick-up times per stop during each day of service.

Fares can be purchased per ride, or bus passes can be bought at the customer service counter of Dillon’s. Prices are $1.75 per ride, with an additional cost of one quarter per transfer.

Spade said in order to ease the burden of planning trips and  transfers, Google Maps has a feature that will plan routes via bus.

Spade said he hopes to gain public feedback in the later part of August and early September. The Wichita Transit System is interested in proposing a few changes to the city council, but wants to hear what the public wants from them beforehand.

“We’re excited,” Spade said. “2016 is going to have a number of changes. We’re trying to be student sensitive.”