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Athens Transit reports improved on‑time performance; commission notes recent bike‑involved fatality
Summary
Transit staff reported on-time performance rising from 64% to 70% after a January service change; commissioners were also briefed on a recent e-bike fatality at an Athens/Olympic Drive intersection, which will be covered in the next crash report.
Sharon (transit staff) reported that the systemwide on‑time performance improved after the January 12 service change, rising from 64% pre-change to 70% post-change. Sharon said the agency's on‑time target is 80% and that staff will analyze route-level data to plan minor and major service-change windows (two minor and one major per fiscal year) and to identify schedule adjustments for routes underperforming on punctuality.
Separately, staff reported a recent fatal crash involving an e-bike at the Athens/Olympic Drive intersection. The transcript records that police issued a press release listing the e‑bike model and that the motorist was charged; commissioners noted the crash and asked that January and February crash data be combined in the next report for a fuller review. Staff said the fatality will be included in the next crash report and that additional details will come from the police press release.
Next steps: transit staff will continue schedule analysis to improve on‑time performance; staff will present a combined January–February crash report at the next meeting with further details on the recent fatal incident.
