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HRT urges cuts to low‑ridership routes to free operators for high‑frequency network
Summary
Hampton Roads Transit told the Hampton City Council its System Optimization Plan would eliminate underperforming local routes to free operators and vehicles for a 13‑route regional high‑frequency backbone, proposing microtransit pilots as lower‑cost coverage for affected areas.
Hampton Roads Transit briefed the Hampton City Council on a System Optimization Plan meant to reallocate limited operator and vehicle resources to a 13‑route regional high‑frequency backbone.
The presenter told council the agency is chronically short of operators and that the system missed roughly 1,200 trips in June because it could not staff scheduled runs. "We're short about 50 operators," the presenter said, arguing that removing low‑ridership local routes would free vehicles and personnel to increase frequency where demand is…
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