Why doesn DE Transit-DART First State add more buses and trains during peak commuting hours?
A. DE Transit’s current resources total 430 buses and 865 employees. With 69 fixed bus routes, 35 scheduled trains, and growing requests for paratransit service, DE Transit must carefully plan adding more buses and trains based upon the yearly funding it receives from the State and Federal government. For its peak fixed route bus routes, DE Transit does work to run additional “tripper” buses as needed to reduce over crowding.
A. DE Transit’s current resources total 508 buses and 865 employees. With 62 fixed bus routes, 35 scheduled trains, and growing requests for paratransit service, DE Transit must carefully plan adding more buses and trains based upon the yearly funding it receives from the State and Federal government. For its peak fixed route bus routes, DE Transit does work to run additional “tripper” buses as needed to reduce over crowding.
A. DE Transit’s current resources total 520 buses and over 900 employees. With 63 fixed bus routes, 49 scheduled trains, and growing requests for paratransit service, DE Transit must carefully plan adding more buses and trains based upon the yearly funding it receives from the State and Federal government. For its peak fixed route bus routes, DE Transit does work to run additional “tripper” buses as needed to reduce over crowding.