City of Pocatello Notice of Public Hearing
City of Pocatello
Public Transit Department
POCATELLO REGIONAL TRANSIT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF ROUTE CHANGES AND AMENDED FEES CHANGES-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Route Changes
Pocatello Regional Transit Announces the following changes in its Fixed Route Weekday and Saturday Schedules Effective November 8, 2008:
Due to low boardings and budgetary constraints the following Weekday Fixed-Route Changes are proposed per the effective date above:
Route “B” will make its last stop evenings at 6:23pm at Student Health–Monday thru Friday.
Due to low boardings and budgetary constraints the following Saturday routes or hours are proposed to be dropped or changed per the effective date above:
Route “A” Tripper will no longer be provided on Saturdays
Route “J4/E” will no longer be provided on Saturdays
Route “S” first stop begins at 10:23am at Student Health instead of the current 10:09am
Route “A” first stop begins at 10:30am at Student Union instead of the current 9:30am
Printed Schedules and Website Schedules will be adjusted accordingly.
Fee Changes:
Due to budgetary constraints the following Night and Saturday Premium Services Fees are proposed to be changed effective November 8, 2008 as well as the addition of a fee in a previous no-fare zone effective on the same date:
Weekday Premium Night Service Door-to-Door from 6:45pm through 1Opm– Oneway Premium fare increases from $2.50 to $4.00; Extra Needs Prepaid Cards increase from $50.00 to $80.00 per 20 rides.
Saturday Premium Door-to-Door Service 9:00am through 10am and 5:30pm through 6:30pm– One-way fare increases from $1.50 to $4.00.
J/4 Route when boarded off campus or when boarded on campus to leave the ISU campus will be raised from Free Fare to .25 cents per boarding.
Downtown Free Fare Zone is eliminated and the standard fixed-route fare is applied.
Public Hearing on the Route Adjustments and Fee Changes will occur at the regular City Council meeting of November 6, 2008 at City Hall, 911 North 7th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. Written Comments may be mailed to: Ronald Binggeli, Public Transit Director, PO Box 4169, Pocatello, Idaho 83205
October 5, 12,2008
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