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The Meadowood Mall transfer site is located in the south parking lot and has enclosed passenger shelters MALL CiRCL to make your wait a Od E WO pleasant experience. The mall is open MEADOWOOD MALL Monday-Saturday NE iL L 10:00 am – 9:00 pm; N TRANSFER SITE and Sunday MEAdOWOOd MALL 8/97 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. NORTH iL Rd NE
* There is no smoking within 10 feet of buses or facilities. Please use designated smoking areas.
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RTC 4TH STREET STATION is the main transit center in RTC 4TH STREET 4TH ST STATION Reno. Located in downtown at 4th and Lake Streets, RTC 4TH STREET STATION NORTH RTC 4TH STREET STATION 7/10 is open 24 hours a day and has route and schedule information, pay telephones and on-site security. Passes are available from pass vending machines 24-hours a day. The information booth is open every day between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, except holidays. See Holiday Service on page 10. Restrooms are available 24 hours a day.
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Buses travel outbound from the central transfer points, much like spokes from the hub of a wheel. Buses depart RTC 4TH STREET STATION in downtown Reno (the “hub”) and go to the outlying neighborhoods (the “spokes”). The buses then return inbound to RTC 4TH STREET STATION. The schedules and maps of each route reflect this pattern.
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RTC RIDE operates 27 bus routes. Routes originate at either the RTC 4TH STREET STATION transit center in downtown Reno, at the RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA transit center in downtown Sparks, or at the Meadowood Mall transfer center.
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RTC RIDE is a service of the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC). The Commission is comprised of elected officials from Reno, Sparks and Washoe County. In addition to running RTC RIDE and RTC RAPID, the RTC also provides RTC ACCESS service for people with disabilities, constructs and renovates major roads in the region, and is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Truckee Meadows. RTC also operates RTC INTERCITY between Carson City and Reno, and RTC SIERRA SPIRIT between downtown Reno and the University of Nevada.
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RTC RIDE is the public transit service of the greater Reno/Sparks area. We provide residents and visitors with safe and reliable bus service and we are committed to making your trip a pleasant one. We’re proud of our clean, modern bus fleet and our professional and courteous coach operators.
RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA is located on Victorian VIC Avenue and TO R IA NA 15th Street VE in downtown Sparks and RTC CENTENNIAL PLAZA features many A ST conveniences for riders INTERSTATE 80 © 10/08 RTC RIDE including comfortable waiting areas, a pass vending machine, and restrooms available 24-hours a day. The information booth is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to noon and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, excluding holidays, see page 10. 15T H
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How to Use the Bus Book This Bus Book contains all the information you will need for a comfortable trip on RTC RIDE, whether it’s your first ride or you’ve been a regular customer for years. First look at the pull-out system map in the center of the Bus Book to see where you are and where you want to go. Then check to see which bus route(s) (all color–coded) you will need to take to get you to your destination. Sometimes, a transfer to another bus may be required. That would take place at one of the transfer centers listed above or at an intersection. (See page 7 for more information on transferring.) Some buses operate on “flowthrough” routes. These buses change route number at the transfer centers, but passengers already on the bus may continue on without using a transfer or having to get off the bus. (A more complete explanation of “flow-through” routes is found on page 7). Once you have identified which route(s) to take, check the page that shows the bus route map and schedule to see what time the bus will arrive. The major “time points”–not all the stops–are shown in the Bus Book, so you need to find the one that is closest to where you want to get on the bus. If the time point shown in the book is before your stop, add a few minutes to the schedule. Call 348-RIDE (348-7433) for the bus stop location nearest you, or try the Google Transit Trip Planner.
RTC Passenger Services: 348-RIDE (348-7433 Voice); rtcwashoe.com; 1-800-326-6868 (TTY)
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