By Jack Jacobs (RBiz) – GRTC’s pandemic-born policy of free bus rides will continue in fiscal year 2023. The transit company’s board of directors on Tuesday approved a $64.5 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year that includes funding to continue to cover the costs of bus rides. The authority earmarked $5.5 million in […]
Read MoreEach February, GRTC Transit System recognizes Black History Month. Over the years, GRTC has remembered leaders and change makers throughout the state, locally, and home at GRTC. This year GRTC honors its own employees who broke the color barrier to become the first African Americans in GRTC’s Transportation, Administration, and Maintenance Departments. Prior to the […]
Read MorePATCH — After receiving two rounds of snow this week, more wintry weather is on the way for portions of northern Virginia, northwest Virginia and eastern and panhandle West Virginia Saturday night and Sunday. Drivers are urged to stay home. Virginia Department of Transportation Northern Virginia asks residents to drive only if it is essential […]
Read MoreGov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency in advance of a winter storm that is predicted to bring snow and other winter weather to many parts of Virginia. This storm, expected to arrive Thursday evening into Friday morning, comes on the heels of a storm Monday that left more than a foot of […]
Read MoreGRTC is implementing modified schedules effective Dec. 20, when select routes will temporarily end service at 11PM or not start service until 6AM because of ongoing labor shortages. To provide another mobility option for customers affected by the temporary service adjustments, GRTC is piloting a new on-demand service between bus stops. GRTC customers can request […]
Read More“Through It All: Families Moving Richmond,” a new online exhibition featuring photographs by Tania del Carmen, is now live. University of Richmond students collected oral histories for the digital showcase, which expands on a newly installed permanent display at the GRTC’s Transit Museum celebrating GRTC employees and their families. Students in American Studies professor Laura […]
Read MoreBy Maria-Paula Virginia recently launched a new train service, Route 51, of Amtrak’s Northeast Region operating from Richmond’s Main Street Station at Shockoe Bottom neighborhood with multiple stops in the north corridor destined for Washington, D.C. and New York City. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority train supports four routes, including Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke. Virginia Governor […]
Read MoreBy Jonathan Spiers One of the oldest homes in Northside is no more. The 1800s-era Westwood house, also known as McGuire Cottage, was demolished this week at the behest of Union Presbyterian Seminary. It owns the so-called Westwood Tract where the structure had stood for two centuries — dwarfed in recent years by the newly […]
Read MoreGRTC’s next service updates take effect Sunday, January 31, 2021, with modified schedules on several routes that prioritize service on the busiest routes throughout the pandemic. Express service will remain on COVID-reduced schedules, and several local bus routes (4A, 4B, 50, and 77) will have fewer trips each day while ridership remains higher on GRTC’s […]
Read MoreGRTC is cautioning riders to expect significant service delays this week until COVID-19 test results return for employees in quarantine from contact tracing efforts. On Sunday, there were several routes with missed service. Customers making essential trips on GRTC are advised to secure alternate transportation to reach their destinations. The Customer Service Call Center is […]
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