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Connect Transit to host public feedback sessions this week on proposed route changes

Connect Transit bus drives through Uptown Normal
Jeffrey Smudde
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Connect Transit is Bloomington-Normal’s public transit system.

The public can offer feedback about proposed Connect Transit route changes during any of four public meetings this week. 

Connect Transit is Bloomington-Normal’s public transit system. It’s considering the following changes to some of its routes: 

Yellow/Pink Route: Stop relocations and added service to Northbrook Drive. Travel time will be reduced for several destinations, including from Orlando Drive to Uptown Normal. 

Red Express: This route will be discontinued and replaced with a new circulator route named the Mint. The Mint will now serve Menards, Sam’s Club, Pinecrest Apartments (Greenbriar Drive), and Goodwill Industries (Regency Drive). 

Blue/Purple Routes: Frequency will be increased from once per hour to every 30 minutes during peak service hours. Blue peak hours: 6-9:30 a.m. and 2:30-5:30 p.m. Purple peak hours: 5:30–9:30 a.m. and 2:30-5:30 p.m.

You can learn more about these proposed route changes, and offer feedback, at these meetings:

  • Tuesday, July 8 – Noon to 2 p.m. – ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal
  • Tuesday, July 8 – 5-7 p.m. – ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal
  • Wednesday, July 9 – Noon to 2 p.m., Bloomington Public Library, 205 E. Olive St.
  • Wednesday, July 9 – 5-7 p.m., Bloomington Public Library, 205 E. Olive St.
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