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DCTA
Also, in February, the transit agency opened its new $8.2million Bus and Operations Maintenance facility to replace the previously leased facility located at the landfill on Mayhill Road in Denton. Construction of the 22,000-square-foot facility, which began in 2011, was complete in January 2014. Buses are repaired, maintained, washed, fueled and parked at the facility, which has six bays. DCTA Connect has provided fixed route bus service in Lewisville and Denton for several years. The routes were configured to provide easy access to many important destinations within these cities, Monday through Saturday, excluding major holidays. In May of 2013, DCTA recognized the need to increase service in Lewisville, one of the fastest growing cities on the Atrain footprint. Earlier this year, DCTA increased frequencies and adjusted schedules to improve on-time performance on several routes, including the three routes in Lewisville. Midday frequency was increased for passengers on
A-train
Route 21, in addition to routes 22 and 23. To help citizens move about where fixed routes do not go, DCTA also offers Connect RSVP and Connect OnDemand. The services also help connectivity for the A-train. Connect RSVP is a curb-tocurb bus service offered in Highland Village and North Lewisville, and operates Monday through Friday, excluding major holidays. Connect-On-Demand links the Lewisville Senior Center with Route 21. This area is served Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. upon request of the passenger. Passengers wishing to depart the Lewisville Senior Center during OnDemand hours can request a pick up via Route 21 by calling 940-243-0077. “Connect RSVP is a great service option for those in Highland Village and North Lewisville to reach the Highland Village/Lewisville Lake Station to connect to the A-train,” Brevard said. Denton Connect has also seen some recent improvements. Frequency for weekday service was boosted for Route 1 and 6, and Route 3 and 4 were adjusted to improve on-time performance. A-train connec-
tions for Route 5 at the Euline Brock Downtown Transit Center (DDTC) were also improved, as well as modifications made to Routes 7 and 8 to better serve night classes at the University of North Texas. In August, passengers will have a new option to get to the UNT campus. The UNT Shuttle Colorado Express will now serve the MedPark Station and provide an option for those who live
near that station and travel to UNT. Prior to Colorado Express serving the MedPark Station, passengers would board Route 2 at MedPark and transfer to Routes 7, 8 or 9 for travel to the UNT campus. The new route changes provide additional options for travel to UNT. The change also enables riders to now utilize the MedPark Station as a Park & Ride to the UNT campus via Colorado Express. The general public can also take advantage of this change and all UNT Shuttle routes. “This modification to the UNT Shuttle Colorado Express will have many benefits for passengers,” Brevard said. “Students, faculty and staff can use the MedPark Station to park their cars, take Colorado Express and get to the UNT campus. It will also eliminate a transfer for some passengers.” For more information, please visit www.RideDCTA.net
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