The changes have been almost a year in the making, with several rounds of public input, but concerns remain in the final hours before Wednesday's vote.
Into more frequent service inthenetwork."NEW AT 11 -- BIGCHANGES ARE COMING TO NORTHERNKENTUCKY'S PUBLIC TRANSITSYSTEM.A MOTION PASSED DURING TODAY'SBOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MEETING --WHICH WILL SAVE TANK MONEY --WHILE THEY'RE EXPERIENCING ALOWER NUMBER OF RIDERS.WCPO 9NEWS REPORTER JAKE RYLE SHOWSUS SOME OF THE COMING CHANGES.IT WAS A WHO'S WHO..
OF PUBLICTRANSIT..
IN NORTHERNKENTUCKY."This will be the finalaction as it relates to movingforward with the redesign withthe board.
THE WHEELS STARTEDTURNING IN JANUARY..
AS APUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROCESS..CAME DOWN TO A VOTE ON ZOOM.AMOTION TO VOTE..
WAS SECONDED..BUT COVINGTON ASKED TO PUMPTHEBRAKES."There's a comment in theprocess being submitted by theCity of Covington."COVINGTONOFFICIALS WANT CONTINUEDACCESS TO SAINT ELIZABETHHOSPITAL ON 12THSTREET."The percentage of tripsgoing to and from St.Elizabeth stop has decreasedto 1% of totaltrips.""Instead - the plan wouldmean folks wanting to get toSt.
E.
Would hop off the bushere at 16th and Holman.Nearly ONE-THIRD of a mileaway from thehospital.", "I think overwhelminglywe're delaying more people andcausing more ridership andtravel time delay than we aresupporting by being 2000 feetaway."THE PLAN - ADDRESSESOTHERISSUES..Pretty significantinefficiencies with the numberof times we travel from theCovington Transit Center anddowntown Cincinnati."EACH DAY-- 700 BUSES GO BETWEENCINCINNATI AND COVINGTON..THATWILL CHANGE TO 500..
AND THATMEANS MORE BUSES WILL GO TOMORE AREAS.THIS GROUP SAYS THEFOCUS OF THE REDESIGN..
IS TOMAKE SURE THOSE WHO NEED ARIDE THE MOST - CAN FINDIT."That number goes up by 157%.We realize that part of thephilosophy of the plan is thatwe can't serve every singlelocation in NKY.
But we canprovide better service to theareas that need theservice.", "I know there's some peoplethat will be affected by it.That's just how it goes whenyou make some changes.
But Ido think this is the bestplan.", "All in favor?""aye""Anyopposed""Motion passes."INCOVINGTON..JAKE RYLE, WCPO 9NEWS.TANK WILL RETURN TO 90-PERCENTSERVICE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH.THE SOUTHBANK SHUTTLE -- A
The changes have been almost a year in the making, with several rounds of public input, but concerns remain in the final hours..