Public Hearing Notice

Proposed Changes to Bus and Trolley Services

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MTS must reduce its operating budget due to a loss of State Transit Assistance funding and lower tax revenues. Almost half of the MTS operating budget comes from sales tax and other government subsidies. Over the past three years, this revenue has dropped by more than $43 million. To balance its budgets, MTS has increased fares, increased advertising revenues, reduced service, eliminated about 20 percent of all management positions and reduced internal costs. Unfortunately sales tax revenues continue to drop and MTS must again reduce its operating costs by reducing its services.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED SERVICE REDUCTIONS

Rather than raise fares or pass prices, the MTS Board of Directors will consider a proposal on December 10 to reduce the overall scope of transit services, primarily on Sunday. This will include the reduction of frequency on Sunday routes and the elimination of many Sunday routes. A map (PDF ) shows the proposed new Sunday network for MTS services.

The proposal will also include some reductions in Saturday service, primarily to route frequencies and length, and some additional adjustments to weekday service.

The goals of the proposal are to maintain the core network of weekday and Saturday service, retain service on the major corridors on Sunday, and impact as few riders as possible. Ridership on Sundays is about one-half that of weekdays.

MTS WANTS YOUR INPUT

Members of the public are invited to provide input on any of the proposals detailed below. The MTS Board of Directors will consider all public input prior to making a decision. There are several ways to provide comments:

• Public Testimony at the PUBLIC HEARING

Thursday, December 10, 2009, 9:00 a.m.

1255 Imperial Avenue, 10th Floor

At the 12th/Imperial Transit Center

San Diego, CA 92101

• Telephone Hotline: (619) 595-4912 (voice mail)
• E-mail: mts.planning@sdmts.com
• U.S. Mail:

MTS Public Hearing Comment

1255 Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000

San Diego, CA 92101

PROPOSED CHANGES TO MTS NETWORK OF SERVICES

Weekdays

Saturdays

Sundays

Most weekday changes would be minor. More significant proposals are listed below (routes not listed have no proposed changes):

Saturday reductions would be primarily the frequency of service, but some routes would be shortened. The list belows includes proposed Saturday changes (routes not listed have no proposed changes):

Proposed Sunday service would include fewer routes, most of which would operate at lower frequencies and for fewer hours during the day.

THE FOLLOWING ROUTES WOULD BE ELIMINATED ON SUNDAYS: 6, 27, 88, 115, 701, 704, 705, 709, 712, 832, 833, 845, 848, 854, 855, 856, 872A, 904, 905, 916/917, 921, 923, 928, 962, 965, 967, 968

The routes listed below would operate on Sundays and holidays. All will have changes to the
frequency, routing, or span of service. All other routes not shown below would not operate on
Sunday or holidays. Please also refer to the map (PDF ) for this proposed Sunday service network.