Mountain Metropolitan Transit approves new service changes, will start later in October

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) says it has approved several service changes that will take place later this month.

MMT first asked for feedback on the potential changes at the beginning of September. All the potential changes were approved and will start on Sunday, October 25. MMT says the changes will help increase access and reliability.

The changes are:

• Increasing Sunday evening frequency on Routes 1, 3, 5, 11 and 25 to run every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes
• Increasing weekday frequency on Route 24 to run every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes
• Reducing Friday and Saturday evening frequency on Route 13 "THE ZEB Downtown Ride" by around two hours
• Change Route 15 to add new stops at the Pikes Peak United Way Family Success Center on Verde Drive. Stops would be located southwest of the center on Kodiak Drive

Information on MMT's current routes and more is available on the City of Colorado Springs website.

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