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RTS Fall Service, new text-based tracker and GatorAider agreement

Published on August 14, 2025

UF has agreed to restore funding to a pair of heavily-traveled routes, Routes 5 and 8. Now, with the new “Find My Bus” tool, users can text their bus stop ID to 844-899-1556 to receive arrival predictions. Despite budget pressures, the city is reaffirming its commitment to community mobility with the launch of the new tool to help people predict when their bus will arrive.

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RTS fare-free program to require ID cards as of April 1

Published on February 05, 2025

Beginning April 1, riders eligible for the RTS Fare-Free Transit Program must present an RTS identification card to ride at no cost. The transit program offers free bus fares for RTS passengers 65 and older and those 18 and younger. RTS ID cards are available at no charge. Individuals can apply on-line for a digital ID card at www.go-rts.com. Physical ID cards can be obtained at 34 SE 13th Road.

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Gainesville announces new RTS contract with the University of Florida

Published on January 16, 2025

The City of Gainesville and UF have announced a new bus service contract that will continue the university’s prepaid bus fare program through mid-2027.UF will increase payments from $84 per bus hour to $88.35. In return, RTS will work with UF to collect additional ridership data, with passenger-counting equipment installed on all buses.

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Gainesville receives federal award to fund new EV charging stations

Published on January 14, 2025

The funds will enable the city to build 47 new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the area; the dual-port stations would be capable of charging as many as 94 EVs at the same time. In the coming months, the city will secure a private contractor for the project. Following design and site improvement work in 2026, installation of the charging stations should begin in 2027.

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Gainesville awarded federal transportation grant for roadway safety

Published on November 21, 2024

The City of Gainesville has been awarded $800,000 in grant funding through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced this month. The award will be used by the city to assess stretches of roadways, within city limits, where lighting conditions may contribute to crashes among roadway users.

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