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That led officials to recommend increasing the frequency of trips between the most used routes. For example, the proposal calls for increasing the number of weekday trips from the Lewiston hub on Oak Street to Walmart from 12 to 43; and from the Auburn hub at Great Falls Plaza to Walmart from 12 to 32.
An image shared during the virtual presentation showed eight stops that average less than one person per trip. In response, the recommendation is to move to a “demand response service,” where those in need of a ride can request one.
That includes the New Auburn area, where at least a few residents spoke out against the proposal last week.
The Citylink bus route, left, would change to a type of on demand service outlined at right.
LEWISTON Big changes in store for the Lewiston-Auburn transit system will be unveiled during a virtual public meeting next week.
The meeting, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, will announce the results of a comprehensive transit study conducted last year, which used public surveys and analyzed current bus routes and ridership to form a series of recommendations.
While a news release from the Androscoggin Transportation Resource Center, which conducted the study, said many of the details would be presented during the meeting, the recommendations include eliminating some sparsely used routes in favor of an on-demand model.