Santa Rosa unveils plan to revamp city’s bus routes

Kevin McCallum, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

If approved by the City Council next month, the changes would likely take place in November, [city transit planner Rachel Ede] said.

Santa Rosa hopes to boost flagging bus ridership numbers by making its CityBus service faster and more convenient along the city’s busiest corridors.
But it also wants to maintain a system that offers convenient service for residents across the city, including lower-density neighborhoods.
Just how daunting a challenge it is to strike a balance between those two goals became clear Tuesday when city officials unveiled their nearly complete plan to revamp the city’s bus routes.
Bus riders, many of whom rely on bus service as their primary source of transportation, are distressed by some of the changes.
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