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Transit upgrades for accessibility and growing ridership
['Zach Adams', 'More Zach Adams', 'Digital Media Coordinator', 'Mary Young', 'James Bengfort', 'Ben Szalinski', 'Dean Olsen']
Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
The Sangamon Mass Transit District Board of Trustees packed a lot into this meeting.
Later, the Operations Committee finally met again and came back with some notable moves:Quicker service changes coming to Route 16 and new service to the Dome.
Cancellation of a low ridership school tripper that students appear to have already replaced with other routes.
A big milestone: paratransit rides passed six figures for the first time, with fixed route ridership also inching up.
If you ride SMTD, rely on paratransit, or care about transit accessibility and service planning, this one’s worth a watch.