For much of RTS’s ongoing project to modernize and redesign its public transit system, the agency has been clear that its goal is to have a bus system that offered frequent service; faster, more direct trips; and wait times under 30 minutes. Today, the agency released a draft proposal of new routes drawn to achieve […]
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Reimagine RTS moves into next phase
The first phase of Reimagine RTS, an effort to plan for the future of the region’s bus system, is complete. And RTS officials expect to release a draft plan in May that’ll lay out potential route designs and make recommendations about things such as bus frequency. During the first phase, RTS and its consultants gathered input […]
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Rochester’s changed. Now it’s transit’s turn
Greater Rochester’s public bus system is from another era, quite literally. It was originally designed when the city’s downtown was a hub of offices, jobs, shopping, and services, and the buses were meant to move people between that core and its surrounding neighborhoods. That means it was designed before Marketplace, Greece Ridge, or Eastview Malls; […]
