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Rider Alert / Passenger Notice

Posted: 10/20/2008

We regret to inform you that the Starlight service provided by VIA Metropolitan Transit will no longer be available as of January 1, 2009.

Starlight service was implemented in April 2006 to meet a demand for late-night public transportation. At the time, VIA’s bus service ended at midnight and began running again at 5:00 a.m., which left many transit users without service late at night.

In May 2007 VIA expanded the hours of its bus service to allow buses to start running at 4:00 a.m. Buses also continue later in the night, sometimes until 1:00 a.m. These extra hours of service now accommodate many of the demands for late-night bus service, and we have seen Starlight ridership fall from high of 357 trips in one night to an average of 88 trips a night, now.

Given the loss in ridership, the expanded bus hours, and the hefty cost of providing the service, the VIA Board of Trustees thought it would be prudent to eliminate the service altogether. If you have any questions about this decision, please call us at 362-2370.