{"id":1377116,"date":"2024-12-18T08:22:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1377116"},"modified":"2024-12-20T06:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:49:52","slug":"tyler-transit-launching-microtransit-service-for-all-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1377116","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Transit launching MicroTransit service for all routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1377122\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-203x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-203x200.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-355x350.jpg 355w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>TYLER &#8212; Tyler Transit is transforming its existing fixed route service into a MicroTransit service starting Monday, Jan. 13. New payment methods are being rolled out as well. Riders will be able to book a ride by calling (903) 533-8057 from the bus stop or through the Tyler Transit app. Public comment period will remain open until Monday, Jan. 6 at 1 p.m.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoftyler.org\/government\/departments\/tyler-transit\">Click here<\/a> to submit questions and comments.<\/p>\n<p>All Tyler Transit bus stops will be used as pick-up locations for riders. The ride will take them directly to the doorstep of a destination within sight of the closest bus stop on any existing route. The MicroTransit service will be split into three zones, with two drivers per zone. If a passenger&#8217;s destination is in a different zone from where they are picked up, they will be taken to Stop 400 near the Bergfeld Center and Fire Station 7, where a driver will be waiting or arriving shortly to complete the trip.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moving away from a fixed route service allows us to make purposefully driven trips that will reduce passengers&#8217; wait times and time spent on a bus,&#8221; said Transit Manager Russ Jackson. &#8220;This change will allow our drivers to use flexible routing to avoid heavy traffic while still taking riders to their destination.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In May 2024, Tyler Transit launched a pilot on-demand MicroTransit route for South Tyler and, in June, transitioned the Campus Connector route to a MicroTransit service as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once we switched to MicroTransit, we saw around the same number of passengers, but we cut down on fuel and mileage on both routes,&#8221; said Jackson. &#8220;We&#8217;ve received positive feedback from riders on these pilot routes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MicroTransit rides may be booked Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost for the on-demand service will be $1 per bus ride, unless a pass has been purchased.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Transit&#8217;s Fixed Route, MicroTransit, Paratransit, and administrative office will be closed on\u00a0<strong>December 24, December 25, and January 1<\/strong>\u00a0in observance of the holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; Tyler Transit is transforming its existing fixed route service into a MicroTransit service starting Monday, Jan. 13. New payment methods are being rolled out as well. Riders will be able to book a ride by calling (903) 533-8057 from the bus stop or through the Tyler Transit app. Public comment period will remain &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1377116\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tyler Transit launching MicroTransit service for all routes<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":1377123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-203x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1377116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-07 08:56:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/12\/CITYOFTYLER1-203x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1377116"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1377125,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377116\/revisions\/1377125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1377123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1377116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1377116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1377116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}