From: "Friends of Transit" To: Subject: Valley Metro New Schedules, New RAPID Routes Date: Friday, December 26, 2003 1:58 PM > > Valley Metro News Contact: Marie Chapple Camacho 602-261-8254 > December 23, 2004 (beeper) 602-673-7334 > > New Valley Metro Schedules, New Bus Book for January 2004 > Two New RAPID Routes Set to Launch > > A new Bus Book and the launch of two new RAPID routes will greet Valley > Metro passengers in the New Year. Bus Books will be available early January > on buses and in libraries and other municipal buildings. Actual changes to > Valley Metro service begin on Monday January 12, 2004. > > Commuters will see the addition of RAPID service on two freeway corridors > that will eliminate three existing Express routes. RAPID I-10 west will > replace Express Route 561; and RAPID I-17 will replace Express Routes 580 > and 591. > > RAPID I-10 west will pick up in the morning at Desert Sky Mall Transit > Center, 7611 W. Thomas Rd. and the 79th Ave./I-10 Park-and-Ride; drop-off > points will extend from Central Station downtown to the State Capitol. > RAPID I-17 will pick up in the morning at the Deer Valley Community Center, > 2001 W. Wahalla Ln., Bell Rd./I-17 (Deer Valley) Park-and-Ride; and the > Metrocenter Mall Transit Center, 9451 N. Metro Parkway West. Drop-off > points extend from the State Capitol to the Arizona Center. > > As of January 12, 2004: > * Implement new RAPID I-10 west and RAPID I-17 service > * Eliminate Express Routes 561, 580, and 591 > * Add 5:42 p.m. trip to RAPID I-10 east > * Eliminate bus deviation to Central and Broadway from Route 61--Southern > * Eliminate bus deviation from Route 59--59th Ave. at Bell Rd. and 55th/57th > Ave. loop in Glendale > > For more information, including trip planning assistance, call Valley Metro > at (602) 253-5000, for persons with text telephones TTY (602) 261-8208, or > visit the online Bus Book at www.ValleyMetro.org. > > Valley Metro is the system identity of the 11 entities - local cities and > towns, Maricopa County, and the Regional Public Transportation Authority - > that provide transit services in the Valley. > > -30- > > > > > > > > > >