Link cuts routes to offset losses
Posted by Empire Press on Sep 15, 2011 in All News, Douglas County, News from around NCW, Waterville | 0 commentsLink Transit metformin hydrochloride 1000 mg will cut its daily and weekend service and modify Wenatchee routes effective Oct. 3, trying to offset an 18 percent loss in operating funds.
Link spokesman Eric West said the bus service has suffered the loss over the last two years as sales tax revenues and ridership have dropped. The resulting cuts include less Saturday and holiday service and rerouted bus paths.
Routes within Wenatchee will shrink from four to three, but cover essentially the same area. All routes operating in Wenatchee will hit their stops every 30 minutes Monday through Friday, with 60 minute frequency on Saturday. Weekday service will end about 30 minutes earlier than it currently does.
Trolley service in Chelan, Leavenworth and Cashmere will come to an end with the October changes.
Link instituted 30 percent fare increases in July. In the two months since, ridership has fallen about 9.5 percent from the same period in 2010.
Among the route modifications, according to Link:
Route 8 (Wenatchee-East Wenatchee): Will become a full loop, traveling across both Columbia River bridges in each direction every 30 minutes Monday through Friday, with 60-minute frequency on Saturday. Weekday service will end about 30 minutes earlier than it currently does.
Routes 11 and 12 (East Wenatchee): Monday through Friday only.
Route 20 (Chelan via Orondo): Monday through Friday only.
Route 21 (Chelan via Entiat): Reduced by one round trip Monday through Friday; will make four round trips Saturday.
Route 22 (Wenatchee to Leavenworth): Reduced by two trips Monday through Friday; will make five round trips on Saturday.
Route 23: (Wenatchee to Rock Island): Saturday service reduced to four round trips.
Route 24 (Wenatchee to Malaga): Saturday service eliminated.
Route 25 (Wenatchee to Waterville): Saturday service eliminated.
Route 26 (Wenatchee to Ardenvoir): Saturday service eliminated.
Route 31 (Manson to Chelan) Saturday service eliminated.
Route 37 (Leavenworth to Lake Wenatchee): Operating Monday through Friday only.
Complete revised schedules and maps can be found online at linktransit.com.



