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County: DCTA to review fixed-route service in Denton
From staff reports
In an effort to better serve residents, increase ridership and improve service efficiency, the Denton County Transportation Authority is conducting a comprehensive review of all services. During the months of June and July, the Denton Connect services are being reviewed. A series of public meetings will be held to gather comments from area residents.
DCTA staff has developed preliminary recommendations for service improvements to the Denton services. These improvements include frequency along Bell Avenue and Hickory Street, greater connectivity between UNT and TWU with the Square and DCTA Central, and the consolidation of Routes 1 and 8 into existing UNT Shuttle routes.
DCTA staff is also proposing to eliminate less productive sections of Route 4 and 5 to allow for consistent 40-minute frequency on all routes with even greater frequency in the urban core. Through public feedback, DCTA hopes to refine the draft proposal and develop recommended service changes that will better meet the travel needs of Denton residents and the students of UNT and TWU, according to a release.
* 7 p.m. June 23, MLK, Jr. Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St., Denton; served by Route 2.
* 10 a.m. June 24, TWU Student Union, Rm. 207, 304 Administrative Dr., Denton; served by Route 5.
* 1 p.m. June 30, South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Ln., Denton; served by Route 1.
* 6 p.m. July 7, Center for the Visual Arts; 400 E. Hickory St., Denton; served by Routes 3, 4 and 5.
Persons with hearing or sight interpretive service needs are asked to contact DCTA at 972-221-4600 or info@dcta.net at least two business days in advance of the meeting. Any residents unable to attend the meeting but would like to share their thoughts on service improvements can contact Boris Palchik, senior planner, at 972-221-4600 or through email at bpalchik@dcta.net.
The following are comments from the readers.
In no way do they represent the view of Starlocalnews.com
In no way do they represent the view of Starlocalnews.com
d wrote on Jun 22, 2009 2:25 PM:
" As a Denton County resident not in Denton or the DCTA corridor, how much of this am I subsidizing with zero benefit? "
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