The Lancaster-Fairfield Public Transit system will be expanding soon. The system will be adding service on Saturdays, and extending operating hours during the week. The Saturday service began recently.
The system of public buses went into operation in 2008, and has grown significantly since its inception. Riders have made requests of the city, telling them what they would like to have happen, and a recent grant enabled Lancaster to go ahead with a pilot program for Saturdays.
The new service is a loop that runs through Lancaster making various stops. For the moment, the service will only operate from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm on the first Saturday of every month. The program will run for six months, serving as a pilot. Operators of systems like this can use graphic design to create a new logo for the service.
The system is funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), which will decide whether or not to make the loop permanent. It is expected that ODOT will review ridership and accept public comment during a hearing in the summer of 2019.
The other change extends hours on weeknights, from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm; currently, buses stop running at 5:00 pm. Adding the four hours to the schedule means the system will have to hire four more drivers, according to Transit Director Carrie Woody. The increased weekday evening hour services, like the loop, is a pilot program that will become permanent only if ridership warrants it.
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