More service for high-ridership routes

With Transit Now funding, Metro will enhance existing service to produce a network of core high-ridership routes with all-day, two-way bus service connecting residential, business, and recreational centers throughout the county. The target frequency for service on these routes is every 15 minutes, seven days a week. Ridership studies show that when passengers can count on service being available at all times of day, even commuter ridership increases. The service improvements designed to create this network will be tailored to specific needs in specific areas.

What’s happening now

By the end of 2007, Metro had increased service in 13 of the 30 high-ridership corridors identified for improvements under Transit Now. The earliest improvements all focused on increasing service during off-peak hours, and by mid-2008 some peak-hour improvements are scheduled to be made as well. Metro’s first installment of 22 new hybrid diesel-electric buses, which will support further service increases, is scheduled to arrive in mid-2008.

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Last update: March 26, 2008