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‘The Hop’ reports ridership surge, asks Killeen to renew $650,000 annual match
Summary
Hill Country Transit District reported strong early results from its microtransit rollout and asked the council to renew a $650,000 local match for federal and state grants. Officials described rising ridership, improved on-time performance and an ongoing need for city match dollars that act as grant leverage.
KILLEEN, Texas — Hill Country Transit District (The Hop) told the Killeen City Council on June 3 that its switch from fixed-route service to microtransit has sharply increased ridership and improved performance, and the agency requested the city renew a $650,000 annual local match that helps leverage federal and state operating grants.
Daryl Bertner, assistant general manager for the Hop, said the agency ran the new urban microtransit network for eight months and saw systemwide trips of 234,211 through April 25; including five additional weeks of service since his slide set was prepared, he said the tally had grown to about 272,000 systemwide. He reported 97,328 passenger trips in Killeen through April 25 and estimated that…
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