Regional Transit Service (RTS) was recognized in the past week with two national transit industry awards. The first is the 2021 Urban Transportation System of the Year award from the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA). The second award is an Innovative Solutions Award from METRO Magazine, which was awarded to RTS and Masabi.

Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren and RTS CEO Bill Carpenter formally welcomed HOPR shared mobility system to the Rochester region today.

Congressman Joe Morelle was joined by government and community partners to announce that the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA)’s proposal for preliminary design and environmental review of an electric charging depot was recently included in legislation passed by the House of Representatives. The $800,000 project was submitted as part of this year’s Surface Transportation Member Designated Projects and would help RGRTA, also known as Regional Transit Service (RTS), expand their electric bus fleet by up to 800%.

Regional Transit Service (RTS) announced today the introduction of a new route that will provide service between the RTS Transit Center and the Rochester Public Market starting tomorrow, Thursday, July 1, 2021.

HOPR is excited to announce a partnership with RTS and the City of Rochester to bring micro-mobility services to the city and surrounding areas.

During a press conference today, New York State lawmakers and the Regional Transit Service (RTS) called for increased funding for public transit in the state budget, citing the role of transit in the recovery and growth of the economy. New York State Senators Samra Brouk and Jeremy Cooney, and Assemblymembers Harry Bronson, Sarah Clark, Jennifer Lunsford, and Demond Meeks joined RTS CEO Bill Carpenter for the press conference.

The New York Public Transit Association released the following statement today in support of transit funding in the One-House Budget released on Saturday, March 13.

Rochester, NY: Regional Transit Service (RTS) announced today that it will launch Reimagine RTS, the redesign of the transit system in Monroe County on May 17, 2021.

At a press conference today with key stakeholders and project partners, Regional Transit Service (RTS) celebrated the first 10 electric buses in its bus fleet. RTS CEO Bill Carpenter was joined by New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez, New York State Senator and Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Tim Kennedy, New York State Assembly Member and Assembly Transportation Committee Member Harry Bronson, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Rebecca Hughes from NYPA, project partners, RTS employees and community stakeholders for the celebration.

Military veterans with a Veterans Outreach Center issued pass will ride for free on RTS fixed-route service in Monroe County starting July 15, 2020.