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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…

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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…

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Transit Development Plan

 

SCTA WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK!

Please review the Scenario Ideas for BARTA below and fill out the survey telling us what you like and what you don’t like.  And if you have questions about any of the scenarios and want more explanation or clarification, please reach out to Lauri Ahlskog, SCTA’s Manager of Transit Planning & Compliance, lahlskog@sctapa.com.

Please note that these are just ideas and not confirmed ideas or changes.  These scenarios are to help us gauge what people like and don’t like.  Your input is very important for this process.

The Surveys will be available until October 6, 2023.

Where Should BARTA Go Next?  Service Scenario Ideas

¿Hacia dónde debería ir BARTA a continuación? Ideas de escenarios de servicio

BARTA is considering options to improve bus service for current and prospective riders.  Click on the link above to review the scenarios about possible service ideas and improvements.  At the end, please share your thoughts by completing the survey in the last tab.

Click for quick versions of the BARTA Scenario Maps

Quick link to fill out the SURVEY and provide your votes on scenarios and offer comments.

Enlace rápido para completar la  ENCUESTA y proporcionar sus votos sobre escenarios y ofrecer comentarios


Second Round of Public Meetings for Customer and Community Input

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


Public Meetings for Customer and Community Input

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


Overview TDP ’23 – SCTA’s Transit Development Plan

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:

TDP Project Timeline

 


 

2018 TDP Overview

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:


Transit Development Plan Final Report

 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 I – Fare-Analysis

Appendix J – Downtown-Circulator Peer Review


After reviewing this information, if you have comments or questions, please email us at info@sctapa.com.