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Regional Transit System (RTS) Spring 2016 Transit Service Changes (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to approve the proposed RTS spring 2016 service changes.
Explanation
RTS makes transit service changes three times a year. These changes coincide with the semester schedules for the University of Florida (UF) and Santa Fe College (SF). RTS presented these changes for feedback at an advertised public meeting on November 18, 2015 that was held in conjunction with the RTS Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) meeting. The RTS CAB approved the staff recommendations for the Spring 2016 changes as presented.
During the RTS CAB meeting, a request to realign the Route 1 downtown was heard from a resident of Union Street Station. The RTS CAB determined that they wanted more information and analysis done before they would be prepared to make a recommendation to the City Commission on the Route 1 downtown alignment. They scheduled the issue to be discussed at the next RTS CAB meeting on January 27, 2016.
Fiscal Note
In FY16, the City of Gainesville will receive approximately $13.8M from UF and $1.0M from SF, which is projected to cover the current and proposed service enhancements.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve the proposed spring 2016 service changes effective January 4, 2016.