Shorter Bus Routes to Dublin High
At the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) meeting on December 7th, our Board of Directors unanimously approved modifications to Bus Route 202 to dramatically reduce the commute time from eastern Dublin to Dublin High School.
The current commute time from the beginning of the route to DHS is 34 minutes with nearly a dozen stops. Although the bus route is typically filled with students, many others refuse to take the bus because it is so time consuming. I spoke to LAVTA’s General Manager about this issue in October and asked their staff to look into how we can reduce the time of the route. LAVTA staff studied the issue and decided to split the route into two buses, meaning that each route will have only half of the stops. It is estimated that the new routes will take only 21 minutes from beginning to end, which is nearly a 40% reduction in time.
Funding to pay for the cost of providing the extra bus will be paid for from money saved from the elimination of an under-performing route. It is also anticipated that the convenience of the new route will significantly increase riders and revenue. Dublin Unified School District Dr. Stephen Hanke was really excited about this opportunity to better serve students from the eastern portion of the City by making the campus more accessible to them.
