Stakeholders
The Regional ITS Architecture resulted from the consensus input of a diverse set of stakeholders, encompassing traffic, transit, public safety, and many other operating agencies at local, state, and national levels. It includes both public and private sectors and spans the organizations that manage, support, or are impacted by the surface transportation system, with particular focus on agencies that operate transportation systems in the region.
| Stakeholder | Description |
|---|---|
| 511 Stakeholder Group | The 511 Stakeholder Group contains the primary stakeholders involved with the Kansas statewide 511 phone–based traveler information services as well as a future Wichita area 511–based traveler information website. |
| BNSF Railroad | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. |
| City of Andale | City of Andale is a city in Sedgwick County. |
| City of Andover | The City of Andover is located in Butler County. |
| City of Bel Aire | The City of Bel Aire is a city within Sedgwick County and it abuts the city of Wichita to the Northeast. |
| City of Bentley | Bentley is located in Sedgwick County. |
| City of Cheney | City of Cheney is in Sedgwick County and it has a police and fire department . |
| City of Clearwater | The city of Clearwater is in Sedgwick county and the city government has police, fire, public works and building planning and code enforcement departments . |
| City of Colwich | Colwich is a community located in northwestern Sedgwick County. It has police, fire and maintenance departments . |
| City of Derby | City of Derby is in Sedgwick County and has engineering,fire and rescue, public works and parks and police departments. |
| City of Eastborough | Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County. |
| City of Garden Plain | Garden Plain is located in western Sedgwick County . |
| City of Goddard | Goddard is located in the Southcentral part of Kansas just west of Wichita on US–54/400 Highway in Sedgwick County. |
| City of Haysville | The City of Haysville is in Sedgwick county .The city has police, planning, public works and recreation departments among others. |
| City of Kechi | City of Kechi is in Sedgwick county. It has a police department , planning and zoning department. |
| City of Maize | Maize is a city in Sedgwick County and it's list of city departments include engineering, fire protection, police, and public works. |
| City of Mount Hope | The City of Mount Hope is in Sedgwick County. It has police and volunteer fire department . |
| City of Mulvane | Mulvane is located on the county line between Sumner and Sedgwick counties, five miles west of the corner of Sumner, Sedgwick, Butler, Cowley Counties. It has an emergency (police,fire,ems) and public works department and also a planning commission. |
| City of Park City | The City of Park City is in Sedgwick county. It has planning, park, police, and public works departments. |
| City of Sedgwick | Sedgwick, Kansas is located in south central Harvey County on the border with Sedgwick County. |
| City of Valley Center | City of Valley Center is in Sedgwick county and it has public safety (Police, EMS, and Fire) and public works departments. |
| City of Viola | The City of Viola is in Sedgwick County. |
| Commercial Vehicle Operators | This stakeholder represents all commercial vehicle operators traveling through Kansas. |
| CVO Check Station Group | The CVO Check Station Group represents the stakeholders involved with administering the CVO Check Stations. |
| FMCSA | This stakeholder is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. |
| General Public | This stakeholder represents the general public. |
| Healthcare Providers | This stakeholder represents all of the healthcare providers (e.g., Hospitals) in the Wichita Area. |
| Kansas Bureau of Investigation | This stakeholder represents the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI). |
| Kansas Corporation Commission | This stakeholder represents the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). |
| Kansas Department of Emergency Management | This stakeholder represents the Kansas Department of Emergency Management. |
| Kansas Department of Revenue | This stakeholder represents the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR). |
| Kansas Highway Patrol | The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) provides law enforcement services for the State of Kansas including enforcement of traffic and other laws of the State of Kansas. |
| Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) | This stakeholder represents the Kansas Turnpike Authority who is responsible for managing the Kansas Turnpike. |
| KDOT | The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is responsible for maintaining approximately 10,000 miles of state highways and their related features across the state of Kansas. KDOT's headquarters are in Topeka with six District Offices, 26 Area Offices and 112 Sub–Area Offices across the state. KDOT is organized into numerous Bureaus with specific responsibilities. |
| KHP–Turnpike | The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Turnpike dispatchers provide dispatching services for the Kansas Highway Patrol for the turnpike. |
| KMCA | This stakeholder represents the Kansas Motor Carriers Association (KMCA). |
| Local Media | This stakeholder represents all of the media companies that plan to disseminate transportation–related information. |
| MAP | This stakeholder group represents the Motorist Assistance Patrol (MAP) stakeholders. |
| NOAA | This stakeholder represents the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who runs the National Weather Service (NWS). |
| PrePass | PrePass operates an automatic vehicle identification (AVI) system that allows participating transponder equipped commercial vehicles to bypass designated weigh stations. |
| Private Weather Providers | This stakeholder represents private weather service providers who provide value–added weather services to transportation agencies. |
| Railroad Operators | This stakeholder group represents the railroad operators in the Wichita Area. |
| Sedgwick County | This stakeholder represents the County of Sedgwick. |
| Sedgwick County Department on Aging and Disabilities | The Sedgwick County Department of Aging and Disabilities provides services to adults 55+ and individuals with disabilities in Sedgwick County in an effort to assist them in maintaining independence. The Department of Aging and Disabilities is responsible for planning and coordinating a system to meet the needs of older adults and individuals with disabilities in the Sedgwick County area. Special emphasis is given to the needs of low income, minority, frail and disabled adults to prevent costly institutionalization. The department's focus is on providing home and community–based services, including home delivered meals, supportive services, transportation, information and assistance and linking individuals in need to available services through the department or other resources in the community. |
| Sedgwick County Emergency Communications | The Sedgwick County Department of Emergency Communications (SGEC) provides 9–1–1 emergency call handling and dispatching service for all Sedgwick County public safety agencies including the Wichita Police and Fire Departments and Sedgwick County Sheriff, Fire and EMS Departments.SGEC provides 9–1–1 emergency call handling and full dispatch service or some level of incident alerting service for the following Sedgwick County public safety agencies. – Andale PD – Bel Aire PD – Bentley FD – Cheney PD – Cheney FD – Clearwater PD – Clearwater FD – Clearwater EMS – Colwich PD – Colwich FD – Derby PD – Derby FD – Goddard PD – Kechi PD – Maize PD – Mt Hope PD – Mt Hope FD – Mt Hope EMS – Park City Police Department – Sedgwick County EMS – Sedgwick County FD – Sedgwick County Sheriff – Viola FD – Valley Center Fire Department.. Eastborough PD – Garden Plain PD – Wichita Police PD – Wichita FD |
| Sedgwick County Emergency Management | Emergency Management's mission is to build, sustain, and improve Sedgwick County's capabilities in disaster prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery through whole community collaboration, innovative planning, training, and exercise activities. |
| Sedgwick County EMS | Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responds to calls for emergency medical assistance in Wichita and the communities of Sedgwick County. EMS provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) services. EMS receives First Responder basic life support (BLS) emergency response support from volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in Derby, EMS Reserves and EMTs on the Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Departments. |
| Sedgwick County Fire | The Sedgwick County Fire Department, District #1(SCFD)provides fire protection and emergency services response for Sedgwick County. |
| Sedgwick County Public Works | Public Works is responsible for hundreds of miles of roads and hundreds of bridges within Sedgwick County.The Highway Department handles the operations and maintenance of roads, bridges and intersections to ensure safe passage throughout the County. The Stream Maintenance Department maintains certain watercourses to help minimize flooding, erosion and property damage. The Noxious Weed Department is responsible for the control and eradication of noxious weeds on all County property. |
| Sedgwick County Sheriff | The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement and criminal justice services to Sedgwick County. Field operations are provided by the Department Operations Bureau that includes the Patrol Division and Investigation Division. The Department Detention Bureau operates the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility. |
| Suburban Communities | This stakeholder group represents all of the suburban communities external to the City of Wichita and in the Wichita Area. |
| Suburban Emergency Dispatch Agencies | This stakeholder group represents all of the suburban community emergency dispatch agencies external to the Cities of Wichita and Andover in the Wichita region. |
| Suburban Maintenance and Construction Agencies | This stakeholder group represents all of the suburban community maintenance and construction agencies external to the City of Wichita and in the Wichita Area. |
| Union Pacific Railroad | This stakeholder represents the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad traveling through the Wichita Area. |
| WAMPO (Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) | |
| Watco Railroad | Watco is the owner and operator of a diverse network of short line railroads, terminals, and ports throughout North America. |
| Wichita Airport Authority | The Wichita Airport Authority is responsible for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport operations. |
| Wichita Area Public Safety Agencies | This stakeholder group represents all of the public safety agencies in the Wichita Area. |
| Wichita Department of Environmental Health | The Department of Environmental Health operates several programs aimed at improving and maintaining the quality of life for citizens of the Wichita region as well as protecting their health and lives. Most activities of the Department are field activities and involve inspections and investigations of complaints receive from citizens or conditions seen while in the field. The Department operates these programs through specialized Sections of the Department, most with field staff assigned for specific duties. The Department programs include air quality. Air monitoring is conducted at a number of fixed sites throughout the City and MSA. |
| Wichita Fire Department (WFD) | The City of Wichita Fire Department provides fire suppression,fire investigation,fire prevention, citizen rescue, emergency medical services, and hazardous materials accident handling. |
| Wichita IT/IS | This stakeholder represents the City of Wichita's (COW) information technology and information services (IT/IS). |
| Wichita Office of Central Inspection | The Wichita Office of Central Inspection (OCI) is responsible for on–site inspection of all building construction and remodeling permit work in the City of Wichita, including new construction, additions, remodeling and trade work (trade work includes electrical, mechanical, plumbing,sewer and elevators). OCI also performs inspections of new or altered business wall or pole/ground signage for which permits have been issued, and inspection on code enforcement cases initiated on existing structures and land uses. |
| Wichita Parks and Recreation | The Wichita Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for city park and parkway maintenance, recreational programming and implementation, athletic programming and implementation and special events. |
| Wichita Police | Wichita Police Department (WPD) provides law enforcement services to the City of Wichita. The mission of the Department is "to provide professional and ethical public safety services in partnership with citizens to identify, prevent and solve the problems of crime, fear of crime, social disorder and neighborhood decay, thereby improving the quality of life in our community." The Department is comprised of numerous divisions and sections that provide specialized services. The Divisions include Patrol Division,Suport Services Division,Field Services Division among others. |
| Wichita Public Works | The Wichita Public Works Department provides for the design, construction, maintenance and cleaning of the City's streets, roads, sidewalks and traffic control devices; maintenance and custodial services for City buildings; and natural resource conservation. |
| Wichita Transit | Wichita Transit provides public transportation services for the City of Wichita. This includes fixed route bus services and paratransit services for riders with a disability. Other services include special event shuttles and chartered trolley services. |