Your Voice Wanted Before Bus Routes Change

From City of Fairfield Public Works Department:

After meeting with advocates for seniors, people with disabilities, and youth to better understand their transportation needs, Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) is proposing changes to its local, fixed-route transit system.

The changes are designed to make the system easier to understand and use; increase frequency of service to 30 minutes throughout most of the system; improve connections between routes; shorten travel times; and make routes more direct. “Our goals are to simplify the system for our riders, increase ridership, reduce operating costs, and improve the overall system efficiency to help keep FAST eligible and competitive for state and federal grant funds,” said Mona Babauta, transit manager for Fairfield.

FAST has hosted a series of three public meetings so far to gather public input regarding the proposed service changes.  Additional meetings are scheduled for:

           May 2, 2012, 12 p.m. at the Fairfield Senior Center

May 2, 2012, 5 p.m. at the Council Chamber (also airing on Channel 26)

May 7, 2012, 4:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Transportation Center

FAST staff will schedule meetings with any organization interested in improved public transit for Fairfield.

For more information on FAST and the proposed service changes, please visit www.fasttransit.org or call 707-434-3800. Materials on the proposed changes are available at the front counter of the Fairfield Transportation Center, 2000 Cadenasso Drive, for public review.