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OATS reports early use of new inner‑city route; seven trips scheduled in April
Summary
OATS reported initial ridership on a newly launched inner‑city route: seven trips scheduled in April with four completed by the report date, serving riders in Bourbon, Union, Saint Clair and Washington; the service charges $10 per rider each way and allows one companion 'plus‑one.'
OATS staff provided an operational update on a newly launched inner‑city route. For the month of April staff reported seven trips scheduled, four completed, with trips serving riders in Washington, Union, Saint Clair and Bourbon. Several trips so far were to the same destination in St. Louis (a hospital). The pilot schedule remains flexible: while the flyer listed Tuesdays and Thursdays, OATS said it will schedule runs any day of the week as driver availability allows.
OATS confirmed the fare structure: $10 per rider each way; a companion or "plus‑one" is permitted but the transcript indicates the agency charges per rider (the presenter said the agency does not charge additionally for the companion in a way that would change the quoted single‑rider fare structure). The presenter said outreach and media coverage have increased interest and staff distributed additional flyers to spread awareness.
No committee action was required; OATS staff asked committee members to continue sharing information about the route with constituents.
