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PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSES AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON CHANGING PHOENIX BUS ROUTES

With the implementation of light rail service into the regional transit system, on December 29, 2008 a number of local bus routes in Phoenix will be modified.  Phoenix bus riders and the general public are invited to a series of open houses and a public hearing to learn about those changes and to give their input.

The local bus routes in Phoenix most impacted include: Red Line, most of the bus route will be taken over as a light rail route; Blue Line, shortened and renamed; Route 0-Central Ave., reduced bus service frequency on a portion of the route served by light rail; Route 15-15^th Ave., extended north to serve Metrocenter Transit Center and to the south to serve Sky Harbor Airport; and Route 13 - Buckeye and Route 60-Bethany Home, route changeht rail stations and schedule adjustments. Print a flyer for the open houses here.

A full list of route changes in Adobe PDF format.

Maps of Changing Bus Routes:
Red Line Deletion (to be covered by routes 0, 1, 15, 19, 44, 50, and Light Rail)

Blue Line Modified

System Service Modification Map

Bus Service Changes Open House dates:

May 6, Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington, Room A, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

May 7, Central Station, Central Ave. & Van Buren, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

May 8, Metrocenter Transit Center, Metrocenter Mall, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

May 13, Ed Pastor Transit Center, Central Ave., & Broadway, 2 – 4 p.m.

May 14, Sunnyslope Transit Center, 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.

May 15, South Mountain Community Center, 212 E. Alta Vista, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

May 21, Aviation Department, Sky Harbor Airport, Terminal 3, West Mezzanine, 6:30 – 8:30 a.m., 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Bus Service Changes Public Hearing date:

June 4, Phoenix Public Transit Department, 302 N. First Ave., First floor, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

           Members of the public not able to attend the open houses or public hearing can send comments to PubTrans@phoenix.gov or by writing to “Phoenix Bus Service Changes”, 302 N. First Ave., #900, Phoenix, AZ  85003. Comments will be accepted until June 6, 2008.