Public Transportation

As part of the proposed service adjustments, Route 14 along Sample Street would be eliminated, and Route 1 would be shortened in Mishawaka.

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.

Transpo riders can weigh in on possible cuts to bus service. A survey asks riders if they’d rather see Transpo eliminate service to areas with lower ridership, or keep serving the same places but with less frequency on busy routes.

More than $24 million in state funding was awarded to area road projects last year, according to the Michiana Area Council of Governments’ annual review. Meanwhile, 40 local projects equating to almost $136 million dollars in federal funding are planned over the next four years.

The Area 10 Agency on Aging serves four rural counties with its rural public transit program – Putnam, Owen, Lawrence and Monroe. While the agency focuses on care for seniors, persons with disabilities and family caregivers, their transit program is open to the general public in these counties.

Many rural counties in Indiana lack public transportation for their residents, but some counties have created innovative solutions to combat this.

Officials from South Bend’s Transportation system, Transpo, said they’ve seen little impact on ridership since the COVID-19 outbreak.All Transpo busses…

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…