Regional Transit System (RTS) CEO Bill Carpenter today released the following statement regarding the approval of a four-year contract by the Rochester City School District (RCSD) Board of Education.

RTS is applauding Congress’s passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which fully restores the 5340 High Density States Program transit funding.

RTS was joined today by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, Commissioner Norman Jones from the Department of Environmental Services at the City of Rochester, and Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, President of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation to celebrate the one year anniversary of the RTS Transit Center.

Regional Transit Service (RTS) is calling on Congress to remove a provision from the Surface Transportation Bill passed this week by the House of Representatives that would eliminate a program that provides critical federal funding. The 5340 High Density States Program provides transit funding to the seven Northeastern states, including New York, that provide half of all public transportation in the United States.

Regional Transit Service (RTS) is thanking its customers for achieving the milestone of serving 10 million people at RTS Transit Center. The 10 million customer mark was reached on Sunday, November 1, 2015, less than one year since the opening of the facility on November 28, 2014.

RTS is holding an information session on the results of the Rochester Vanpool Feasibility Study on Monday, September 21.

RTS Genesee customers will soon see a reduced fare and more weekday options for traveling from LeRoy to Batavia. Effective Sept. 1, RTS Genesee Route 4 will add daily service for $1 per ride within the Town of LeRoy. The added service replaces RTS Genesee “LeRoy Thursday” route, which will be eliminated.

Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority has announced that Geoffrey Astles has been appointed to the RGRTA Board of Commissioners, effective July 1, 2015. Astles will serve a five-year term.

RTS customers will soon see added service and improvements to the Henrietta-Jefferson Road corridor in the Town of Henrietta. Two redesigned routes and three brand new routes will streamline current service and provide greater access to key retail, business and residential destinations. Changes will go into effect on Monday, Aug. 31.

RTS has scheduled two Open House sessions for Thursday, July 9. The informal one-hour sessions are scheduled for 8 a.m. and noon, and will take place on the Clinton Avenue side of RTS Transit Center, 71 Clinton Avenue, Rochester.