Topeka JUMP, others show support for the city’s SOTO Ride-To-Work Program

Deborah Vance’s son, Marcus, has used Topeka’s SOTO Ride-to-Work Program for almost three months. Because of the program, he’s never missed or been late to a regularly-scheduled shift.

Vance’s son works at the Target Distribution Center in southwest Topeka, but he lives near the Wanamaker corridor. If it weren’t for the SOTO program, he wouldn’t have a way to get to work, as the city’s bus lines don’t run far enough south.

“He has chronic asthma and one kidney, and he’s not able to ride a bike,” Vance said. “So for him to be able to get here through SOTO ensures that he’s able to keep his job.”