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Rochester Public Transit proposes fall service reductions and route realignments to cut costs
Summary
Rochester Public Transit staff proposed a fall service change that would reduce system revenue hours about 10%, discontinue four low‑ridership routes and reduce evening frequencies on several lines. Staff said the changes would save roughly $1 million annually; council members expressed concern about impacts on riders who rely on transit.
Rochester Public Transit (RPT) planners presented a fall service change proposal on Oct. 6 that would reduce the system’s annual service hours by roughly 10% and lower operating costs by about $1 million a year.
Planner Sandra Naar told the council the package would discontinue four low‑ridership peak or neighborhood routes, realign several others, and reduce evening frequencies on six evening/weekend routes from every 30 minutes to every 60 minutes. The staff recommendation follows a month of public engagement in September, including three in‑person open houses, a virtual open house and an online survey with more than 400 responses.
Naar said the specific routes proposed for discontinuation are those with the lowest boardings over recent months: a…
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