City of Washington

Agenda Meeting
2017-02-06 13:00, 2017-03-06 18:00, 2017-04-03 18:00 (America/New_York) | Council Chambers, 55 West Maiden St, Washington, PA, 15301, United States

Council Meeting
2017-02-09 13:00, 2017-03-09 19:00, 2017-04-06 19:00 | Council Chambers, 55 West Maiden St, Washington, PA, 15301, United States

Freedom Transit Open House
2017-02-13 12:00 - 18:00 | Washington Transit Center, 50 East Chestnut Street , Washington, PA, 15301, United States
Freedom Transit Open House will provide interested members of the community with information about the proposed changes, and to receive public feedback on the proposed changes.
Here is a summary of the proposed changes:

Commuter Metro Route

Make use of I-79: Beau Street to Meadowlands (Monday – Saturday)

Eliminate Route 19, Racetrack Road to Pike Street

Travel through Meadowlands along Pike St.
Minor Changes to designated outbound stops in Downtown Pittsburgh

Adding stop at Liberty Avenue & 10th Streets
Changing location of Gateway Center stop to 3 Gateway Ctr. @ Liberty Ave.

Continue to service Tanger Outlets and The Meadows on Saturdays
Minor Time Adjustments on Saturdays to reflect current running times

Local Hopper Route
Create two distinct routes:

North-South (Hospital, Park, Residential)

Starts earlier and runs frequently to allow more connections for work and shopping
Provides service to Washington High School
Washington County Courthouse & offices have more direct service as the route travels along Main Street

East-West (All Shopping Centers)

Redirection of Old Mill route along Field & Stream and Hobby Lobby
More frequent service to Trich Drive

Consistent Times & Headway
Increase age limit to 11 years old for children to ride free
Rename from “Hopper” to “Local Line A” & “Local Line B”

Freedom Line Route

Service to Muse

Eliminate service along portion of Rt 980 from Rt 50 to Muse-Bishop Rd

Service to Meadowlands, Arden, Washington Estates, Henderson and Jefferson Avenues

Eliminate service along Rt. 19 to Strabane Square and Trinity Point with Transfers to Local routes available at Transit Center
Service will continue to be provided to Tanger Outlets & The Meadows

Create two zone fares: $1.50 and $2.50 – Boundary Line at Racetrack Road
Increase age limit to 11 years old for children to ride free
Rename “County Line”

Complementary ADA Paratransit Fare Changes

Two Zone ADA Fare for area served by “County” route

$3.00 – “Local” Service
$5.00 – “County” Service

Boundary Line at Racetrack Road

Last ADA Fare change in 2007 when it was reduced
Paratransit service more costly to provide

Presidents’ Day
2017-02-20

Recycling Day
2017-03-13, 2017-03-27, 2017-04-10
