Friends,
Below is an email we received from the City of Phoenix Public Transit
Department about some reduction on Late-night routes.
The bad news is that they are reducing service - and that impacts people who
rely on the bus as a means of transportation.
The good news in this that the cuts they ultimately decided on were
significantly less than originally proposed. This reduction of cuts came
from the fact that many of you took the time to weigh-in during the budget
hearing process.
Obviously, any reduction in service is troubling, but at least it was not as
bad as first envisioned.
David Schwartz
Executive Director
Friends of Transit
Subject: Public Transit Department Reduces Late-night Service
Public Transit Department Reduces Late-night Service
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Department will reduce late-night service during weekdays on 12 local
began past about
will be eliminated.
During the slower economic growth of the past few years,
made cuts to all non-public safety departments. Many city services
have been affected and the Public Transit Department tried to impact
the lowest number of passengers possible.
"We realize that having a ride to their destination is important to
each passenger. It is not without much regret that we reduce late-
night service. In evaluating ridership data, the last trips of the
day have the fewest passengers - a rough estimate of 300 passenger
boardings out of the 121,000 each day." said Debbie Cotton, the
Department's director.
Initially the Department had been asked to find $667,700. After
hearing from many passengers and other members of the public during
budget hearings, City Council restored $167,700 to the Department's
budget, resulting in the $500,000 final cut and affecting 12 of 16
originally-identified routes.
The Department began adding late-night service in 2002 as part of the
Phoenix Transit Plan approved by voters five years ago. The
funding could be restored over the next five years if improvements in
the local economy continue.
Also, on July 25 route changes will be made to Routes 35, 27 and 60.
Passenger Notices of service changes will be on
8. For more information, passengers are advised to consult the
Valley Metro web site at www.ValleyMetro.org, call the customer
information number at (602) 253-5000, or pick up a Bus Book,
available the week of July 11 on board buses, at transit centers, and
at city offices and libraries.
Routes Affected by the Schedule Reduction:
The list below shows the route number, general route description,
begin and end time of the last trip beginning July 25, and bus stop
deviations. A deviation,
in parentheses ( ), occurs when the bus does not go to its usual
beginning or end point.
Route
Northbound - last trip begins at 10:32 p.m., ends at 11:54
p.m.
Southbound - last trip begins at 10:17 p.m., ends at 11:39
p.m.
Route 16 - 16th St. Jesse Owens Medical Center to Sunnyslope
Transit Center
Northbound - last trip begins at 9:45 p.m., ends at 10:47 p.m.
Southbound - last trip begins at 10:07 p.m., ends at 11:10
p.m.
Route 17 - McDowell Desert Sky Mall to Granite Reef Rd.
Eastbound - last trip begins at 10:40 p.m.,
ends at 11:45 p.m. (48th St./Fillmore)
Westbound - last trip begins at 10:40 p.m. (48th
St./Fillmore),
ends at 11:42 p.m.
Route19 - 19th Ave. Cesar Chavez High School to Deer Valley Rd./7th
St.
Northbound - last trip begins at 10:25 p.m. ends at 11:50 p.m.
Southbound - last trip begins at 10:25 p.m.,
ends at 11:30 p.m. (22nd Ave./Lower Buckeye)
Route 24 - 24th St./Glendale South Mountain Community College to
Glendale Rd./ 67th Avenue
Northbound - last trip begins at 10:15 p.m.,
ends at 11:14 p.m. (Glendale/ 43rd Ave)
Southbound - last trip begins at 9:48 p.m., ends at 10:59 p.m.
Route 35 - 35th Ave. Cesar Chavez High School to 29th Ave./Runion Dr.
Northbound - last trip begins at 9:38 p.m., ends at 11:05 p.m.
Southbound - last trip begins at 9:25 p.m., ends at 10:50 p.m.
Route 41-Indian School Desert Sky Mall to Hayden Rd.
Eastbound - last trip begins at 10:04 p.m.,
ends at 11:16 p.m. (Loloma Station)
Westbound - last trip begins at 9:58 p.m. (Loloma Station),
ends at 11:15 p.m.
Route 50 - Camelback Campbell /67th Ave. to Scottsdale Community
College
Eastbound - last trip begins at 10:00 p.m.,
ends at 10:48 p.m. (Camelback /44th St.)
Westbound - last trip begins at 9:55 p.m., ends at 10:47 p.m.
Route 56 - Priest Drive 48th St./Chandler Blvd. to
College /6th St.
Northbound - last trip begins at 9:58 p.m. ends at 10:50 p.m.
Southbound - last trip begins at 9:29 p.m. ends at 10:26 p.m.
Route 61 - Southern Rd. 43rd Ave. to Superstition Springs Center
Eastbound - last trip begins at 9:42 p.m.,
ends at 10:36 p.m. (Price/Southern)
Westbound - last trip begins at 9:15 p.m., ends at 10:53 p.m.
Route 106 - Peoria/Shea Blvd. 105th Ave./Santa Fe to Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale
Eastbound - last trip begins at 10:10 p.m. (Metrocenter),
ends at 10:50 p.m. (Paradise Valley Mall)
Westbound - last trip begins at 10:15 p.m. (Paradise Valley
Mall), ends at 11:02 p.m. (Metrocenter)
Route 170 - Bell Arrowhead Towne Center to Costco at Hayden Rd.
Eastbound - last trip begins at 10:16 p.m. (Bell/ 51st Ave.),
ends at 11:06 p.m. (Bell/ Scottsdale Rd.)
Westbound - last trip begins at
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