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WYTRANS honored outstanding transit
professionals June 21 at the annual awards banquet, held in conjunction
with the 2003 Conference and Bus Roadeo. Awards for Social
Service Agency of the Year, Transit System of the Year, Driver,
Dispatcher, and Trainer of the Year were selected by WYTRANS
members. The 2003 winners are highlighted in this edition of The
Transit Express.
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Cheyenne Transit Program
Nomination by Joe Dougherty, Manager
The Cheyenne Transit Program (CTP)
has implemented changes to make its fixed bus route system more
effective and easier to use. In April 2002, the city-operated bus
service changed from five routes to six, and from 45-minute routes to
one-hour routes. This offers passengers a system that is easier to
understand and serves more destinations than ever before. CTP provides
almost 150,000 rides annually. While the new system has shown modest
increases in overall ridership, the real key is that the passengers who
use the system are getting to their destinations more efficiently with
fewer transfers.
While still providing an increasing volume of
dial-a-ride service, the CTP route system has changed its central
transfer station from Holliday Park to a more highly utilized location
adjacent to the Historic Depot and Plaza in downtown Cheyenne. Nearly
100 bus benches, all conveniently located on the routes throughout the
city, have been marked with bus arrival time placards to help CTP
passengers board more conveniently. Passengers are also allowed to board
the system by flagging the bus from the loading side of the bus anywhere
on route. New expanded hours provide over 12.5 hours of route service
each weekday. Similar hours of operation are available Monday through
Saturday for curb-to-curb service.
With the changes now in place, the route busses
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September
2003
