The Denton County Transportation Authority is about to drop 8 of its 10 common bus routes as of subsequent week in favor of a newly launched on-demand van service.
The closing stamp of approval for the transfer might come on (*5*) throughout a gathering of the DCTA board.
If the plan goes by means of as is, solely the Denton Routes 3 and seven would stay in place beginning subsequent (*10*), December 7.
The on-demand van service, generally known as the GoZone Program, was launched in September. It permits customers to hail a experience utilizing a smartphone app. It is supposed to be extra consumer pleasant by permitting riders to inform the system the place they want to go fairly than the system telling riders the place they want to be, and when, if they need to use the system.
Riders can use GoZone with a DCTA move or buy a single journey for $.0.75.
“GoZone will provide more service coverage area and hours of operation than current fixed-route bus options to help people get where they need to go,” (*8*) Suarez, DCTA CEO stated.