City of Reading’s 275th Anniversary Parade – Sunday, October 1, 2023
Due to the City of Reading’s 275th Anniversary Parade Penn Street from 11th Street to 2nd Street will be CLOSED. And from Perkiomen Avenue from Franklin to Washington. The Parade Route is 11th & Penn…
Route 7/Pennside – Exeter Street Detour – starts Friday, June 2, 2023
Due to bridge repair on Exeter Street, the Route 7/Pennside bus route will need to detour beginning Friday, June 2, 2023. The inbound detour is: Butter Lane to right on Heidelberg Avenue to straight on…
SCTA held a second round of public outreach events to present and gather feedback on potential service improvement scenarios. The improvement scenarios are based on a comprehensive analysis of existing services and feedback received from riders and non-riders in the previous round of public meetings.
Below is the link to the recording of the virtual meeting that was held on September 6, 2023.
BARTA Virtual Meeting Recording
Passcode: 8mgX^C#f
SCTA held in-person and a virtual public meeting for customers and the community to provide input on BARTA’s existing services and future goals.
Below is the link to the recording of the virtual meeting that was held February 1, 2023:
BARTA Virtual Meeting Recording
Passcode: CSD68n$$
BARTA Public Meeting Presentation – January 2023
In November 2022, the South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) began an update to the Transit Development Plan (TDP) for the fixed-route bus and paratransit services in Berks and Lancaster Counties. The TDP will serve as a guide for meeting future demands for transit services and increasing the overall use of public transit.
Development of the TDP involves:
In August 2018, The South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) completed the development of a Transit Development Plan (TDP) for the fixed-route bus and paratransit services in Berks and Lancaster Counties. The TDP will serve as a guide for meeting future demands for transit services and increasing the overall use of public transit. Development of the TDP involved:
The Transit Development Plan Final Report is available for review by clicking on the link below:
Transit Development Plan Final Report
The Final Report includes ten appendices. The appendices are available for review by clicking on the links below:
Appendix-A – Community-Assessment
Appendix-B – Service-Guidelines
Appendix-C – Public-Outreach-Summary
Appendix-D – BARTA On-Board Survey and BARTA Special Services Customer Survey
Appendix-E – RRTA On-Board Survey and Red Rose Access Customer Survey
Appendix-F – Community Survey Summary
Appendix-G-BARTA-Route-Profiles
Appendix-H-RRTA-Route-Profiles
Appendix J – Downtown-Circulator Peer Review
After reviewing this information, if you have comments or questions, please email us at info@sctapa.com.