Regional planners and transit providers are hoping to get more than half a million dollars in federal grant money to help upgrade bus stops in areas of Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers that are deemed to be "areas of persistent poverty" based on census data.
Ozark Regional Transit continues to expand its on-demand service in select areas of the four major cities while waiting for the region s population to grow enough that traditional, fixed-route service becomes more attractive and economical.