RTC says its starting a new transit schedule on Sunday, September 3. Major changes include increasing service on Route 13 which serves the Veterans Administration Medical Center. This route will now operate every 30 minutes on weekdays from 8 am to 4:45 pm and will serve veterans more effectively. Route 2s, which serves the Washoe County Senior Center on 9th Street in Reno, will have its hours shifted from the morning and afternoons to mid-day to better serve seniors.
Route 18x will be discontinued as a result of low ridership which currently duplicates service provided by Route 18.
Mid-day peak service on Route 14 will be reduced from 15 minutes to 30 minutes. The hours saved from Routes 14 and 18x will be reallocated to Route 13.
Minor schedule changes to other routes to improve service reliability will also be implemented. All RIDE service changes effective on September 3rd will have no impact on the budget.
The following is an outline of the service change effective September 3:
Route 1 – Re-interlined with Route 7 (weekdays only / late evening times adjusted)
Route 2s – Will operate from 9:47 am to 4:49 pm
Route 5 – Line of Route Change (Outbound: Sutro to Selmi to Clear Acre; Inbound: Clear Acre to Selmi to Sutro)
Route 6 – Time-point change, Inbound to Lakeside Dr & Lakeside Ct (formerly Lakeside & Moana)
Route 7 – Re-interlined with Route 1 (weekdays only) / Time-point to Echo & Moya
Route 9 – Re-interlined with Route 12 (weekdays only / late evening times adjusted)
Route 12 – Re-interlined with Route 9 (weekdays only)
Route 13 – 30 minute service between 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays
Route 14 – Discontinue Peak Service between 1:30 pm and 3:45 pm (15 minute service will now be 30 minute service)
Route 18x – Discontinued (3CL no longer interlined with 18x)
Route 56 – Moved to :00 and :30 departures at RTC Meadowood Mall Transfer Station (NOTE: Entire schedule shifted
6 minutes later for weekday, Saturday & Sunday)
New Bus Books are now available at RTC transit stations and can be purchased for 50 cents.
For route and schedule information go to the RTC Public Transportation page at rtcwashoe.com or call RTC Customer Service at (775) 348-RIDE (7433).
(Regional Transportation Commission contributed to this report.)
