Interurban Trolley

The Michiana Area Council of Governments took action Wednesday on Interurban Trolley cuts and U.S. 30 intersection changes.

Routes 32 and 35 would start an hour later on weekdays and end several minutes earlier. The first two trips of Route 30 would be shortened, and the first round trip of Route 50 would be discontinued. There would also be cuts to Saturday service.

The Interurban Trolley could see an eight-percent service reduction in the coming months. Transit Planner Aidan McHugh told MACOG’s Transportation Technical Advisory Committee on Wednesday that a draft plan would eliminate 11 of the top 15 least cost-effective trips.

The Interurban Trolley is moving its Elkhart Transfer Center. Starting Monday, December 8, buses will stop on the east side of Second Street, between Tyler and Harrison, near the Amtrak station.

A new bus line is being proposed that would offer better service between Mishawaka and Elkhart. The Yellow Line would run from the Downtown Elkhart…