1st Quarter 2016
Newsletter
More Than a Ride
This process also includes taking a hard look at certain trips
that are not performing well in
order to increase our financial
performance. We will be taking special ridership counts on
certain trips to evaluate performance. While it is difficult to
recommend potential service
reductions or eliminations, we
must be able to operate within
our limited funding.
As usual, BARTA will publish a special Rider Alert that
will detail any recommended
changes. A public hearing will
be scheduled where customers can give us feedback on
these proposals. Of course,
we encourage our riders to offer their thoughts on service at
any time by emailing or calling
BARTA.
David W. Kilmer,
SCTA Executive Director
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BARTA passes on-line and we
will mail them to you within 2
business days. Just click on
the “Buy Passes” button on the
website to start your order.
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This is the time of the year
when we start looking at the
service we provide to identify
potential changes in service
and schedules. In the past
year we added service on
Sundays on some of the busiest routes in the system which
has proven to be mostly successful. We also implemented the new BusFinder system
that monitors the location of all
the buses.
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10 TRIP
Deep Discounts on
10 Trip Passes in
March!
March 1 - March 31, 2016
BARTA is rewarding its customers during the month of March by
providing a $2.00 discount on the BARTA 10 Trip Passes. Starting
March 1, 2016, each 10 Trip Pass will be discounted throughout the
month of March. BARTAs 10 Trip Passes offer bus riders an opportunity to save money, even if they only ride on an occasional basis.
BARTA 10 Trip Passes never expire. They remain valid even when
fares change.
BARTA will operate regular service on
Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 15, 2016
BARTA Is There Even in Winter Weather
BARTA is there for our riders in winter weather. In the
event of bad weather, BARTA may need to detour on
some of the bus routes. Detours will be posted on our
website and announcements will be made on local media stations with any service changes. Visit our website and
check-out BARTA’s BusFinder for any detours posted due to bad
weather to stay up-to-date.
Don’t Forget to Sign-up for Text Alerts in BusFinder
The New BusFinder system allows customers to receive alerts via text message or email.
Customers must create an account on the BusFinder website to receive the alerts. Customers can
customized the alerts to be route specific. Sign-up today!
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Go to www.bartabus.com
Click on BusFinder
Go to top right hand corner and Click “LogIn”
Create an account
Account Log-In
located at
top right of
website.
Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority
1700 North 11th Street
Reading, PA 19601
www.bartabus.com 610-921-0601