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Radford Council endorses FY25–26 transit operating budget, approves route cut under ‘option C’
Summary
The Radford City Council voted 4–0 to endorse the FY2025–26 transit operating budget that implements “option C,” which removes one regional two‑hour loop route; staff said the move is expected to reduce operating costs while staff pursues state grants that could offset city expenses.
The Radford City Council on Jan. 27 endorsed the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 transit operating budget, approving “option C,” which removes one regional two‑hour loop route and keeps core city routes in service.
Transit coordinator Melissa Skelton told council the system’s ridership is recovering from COVID lows and that the city recorded about 187,000 passenger boardings in fiscal 2024. Skelton said the 20 route (service to Fairlawn) is the system’s highest‑used route at roughly 40,000 annual boardings, and that the city’s buses are being retrofitted with automatic passenger counters; until those devices are fully installed, some counts remain manual and…
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