Passengers rode buses a record 4,664,881 times in 2007, a 7.2 percent increase over 2006, announced CityBus general manager Martin Sennett today.
Sennett identified several reasons for the growth, including the high cost of gas, CityBus’s convenience and ease of use, and concerns about the environment. A large-cross section of the community rides CityBus, including students, youth, workers, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
CityBus Expanding to South Jan. 7th
The housing and retail boom on Lafayette's south side is creating needs for public transit, and CityBus is responding. The bus company will extend route 6B Jefferson Square to S. 18th St. and Co. Rd. 350 S. beginning Monday, January 7. (See the new route in PDF format.)
Buses will operate every 30 minutes on weekdays from 6:15 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. Saturday service will improve from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes from 7:15 a.m. to 6:10 p.m.
Improvements will also be made to 6A Fourth Street, a route that is interlined with route 6B. Buses will operate every 30 minutes weekdays from 6:15 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:15 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. This is an improvement from current service which operates every 60 minutes during off-peak hours on weekdays and Saturdays.
General Manager Martin Sennett said the improvements are being made as the result of an extensive public process that began with a needs study completed in March.
"It is clear from our research that development in the area has reached the level of density where transit service has become efficient to operate," said Sennett.
The improvements will add about $160,000 in annual operating expense. CityBus projects 151 additional riders each weekday and 195 on Saturdays.
CityBus is the public transportation provider in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana, and at Purdue University. More information is available at http://www.gocitybus.com/.
Buses will operate every 30 minutes on weekdays from 6:15 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. Saturday service will improve from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes from 7:15 a.m. to 6:10 p.m.
Improvements will also be made to 6A Fourth Street, a route that is interlined with route 6B. Buses will operate every 30 minutes weekdays from 6:15 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:15 a.m. to 6:10 p.m. This is an improvement from current service which operates every 60 minutes during off-peak hours on weekdays and Saturdays.
General Manager Martin Sennett said the improvements are being made as the result of an extensive public process that began with a needs study completed in March.
"It is clear from our research that development in the area has reached the level of density where transit service has become efficient to operate," said Sennett.
The improvements will add about $160,000 in annual operating expense. CityBus projects 151 additional riders each weekday and 195 on Saturdays.
CityBus is the public transportation provider in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana, and at Purdue University. More information is available at http://www.gocitybus.com/.
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