Service to Community Corrections Center to End

Next year CityBus will no longer serve the Community Corrections Center and other destinations along N. 9th St. in Lafayette.

Route 10 N. 9th St. was funded by a one year grant from the federal government. The grant expires at the end of this year.

The route's final trip will be operated on Thursday, December 31st. CityBus regrets the inconvenience to riders.

Christmas Parade Detours

Many streets in downtown Lafayette, and in the Levee/Wabash Landing area of West Lafayette, will be closed for the Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 6.

Buses will continue to hold for transfers along Third St. in downtown Lafayette before and during the parade.

The following detours will be in effect:

1A Market Square

Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1PM. After 1PM, the inbound buses will use Ferry St. instead of Main St.

1B Salisbury

Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1 PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will take 4^th St. north to the Harrison Bridge, left on River Rd., right on State St. Inbound buses will turn left on River Rd. from State St., and then take the Harrison Bridge to the 3^rd St. exit, to the downtown transfer center. Stops in the Levee/Wabash Landing area will not be served while the detour is in effect.

3A Lafayette Square

Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1 PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will take 4^th St. north to the Harrison Bridge, left on River Rd., left on State St., and resume route in downtown Lafayette. Inbound buses will follow 18^th St. to left on Salem, Left on 9^th, Right on Cincinnati. Inbound bus stops along Main St. will not be served.

4A Tippecanoe Mall

Will operate normal Sunday schedule until 1 PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will go to West Lafayette on the Harrison Bridge, left on River Rd., left on State St., and resume route in downtown Lafayette. Inbound buses will turn right on 18^th St., left on Salem, Left on 9^th, Right on Cincinnati. Inbound stops along Columbia St. will not be served.

7 St. Rd. 26 E.

Will operate the normal Sunday schedule until 1PM. After 1PM, outbound buses will turn left at 9^th, right at Union, right on 18^th, left at Cason, and follow the road through Murdock Park to Ferry St. Inbound bus will turn from Ferry into Murdock Park, left on Cason, right on 18^th, left on Salem, left on 9^th, right on Cincinnati. Bus stops on Ferry St. between 9^th and 18^th St. will not be served.

Holiday events downtown begin this weekend

CityBus is a great way to go downtown for holiday events this weekend.

The 11th Annual Downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette Holiday Open House will be held from 10 am to 9 pm Friday, November 13th, and 10 am to 5 pm Saturday, November 14th.

On Friday evening, Greater Lafayette Commerce will sponsor holiday luminaries that will be displayed in downtown Lafayette-West Lafayette. Also, on Friday evening, the organization will sponsor free carriage rides provided by Moore Sisters’ Carriage Rides from 6-9 pm in Downtown Lafayette.

On Saturday, several vendors from the Lafayette Farmers Market will sell at a Holiday Market on Fifth Street between Main and Columbia Streets from 8 am to 12 noon. Items available will include honey, kettle corn, jams, jellies, baked goods, applesauce, and holiday items.

Trolleys, regular route buses, and route 18 NightRider all serve the downtown area.

For more information about downtown events, please contact Greater Lafayette Commerce at 765/742-4044 or Jane Ness at jness@GreaterLafayetteCommerce.com. For help planning a trip on CityBus, call 742-RIDE or click http://www.gocitybus.com/.

Travel training new at CityBus

CityBus's travel trainer is featured on WLFI's "Living Green" segment. Katy teaches people how to make the most of public transportation. Check her out at:

http://www.wlfi.com/subindex/living_green

Improvements coming for route 3B/5

Riders frustrated by late buses on one West Lafayette CityBus route will be pleased to know that the bus company is making improvements. Schedules for routes 3B Northwestern and 5 Happy Hollow will change beginning Monday, November 16. The problems began when the two routes were linked together, which CityBus did in August to reduce costs; three buses alternate between the two routes. While buses must often hold for time along route 5, route 3B has been running ten to fifteen minutes late on average.

The new schedule gives more time to the 3B Northwestern leg of the route, by allowing route 5 to depart earlier from Williamsburg on the Wabash Apartments on N. River Rd. Riders boarding in this area will need to be at their stops ten minutes earlier than the current scheduled time. Buses will depart on the hour, and at :30 minutes after each hour of operation.

Departure times for other locations along both routes will change to more closely match the actual departure times that have been operated since August.

CityBus will closely watch the operation, and may make other changes if needed. Updated schedules are available in print and online here:

• New 3B Northwestern Schedule
• New 5 Happy Hollow Schedule

First St. closing on campus, trolley to detour

The university will close First St. between MacArthur and N. Martin Jischke beginning Thursday, October 22nd.

Trolleys will detour as follows: MacArthur to right on Third, right on N. Martin Jischke, resume route at First St.

This detour will be in effect for a one year period. CityBus regrets any inconvenience this detour causes for our riders.

CityBus hires Dietrich for outreach

Katy Dietrich has joined the staff of CityBus as public relations and outreach coordinator. She is available for offsite presentations, group tours at CityBus and individual travel training for those needing help learning to use public transportation. She also will represent CityBus at community events, fairs and festivals.

Dietrich is a graduate of Fountain Central High School in Veedersburg and attended Purdue University for two years. She previously worked in hospitality and event planning.

She’s a frequent CityBus rider—she doesn’t even own a car. “I firmly believe in public transportation and, specifically, in CityBus,” Dietrich says. “It’s a great system, and I want other people to believe in it, too.”

She may be reached at 420-2957, katy@gocitybus.com.