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title: "Draft: Downtown Transit Study Enters Public Comment"
date: 2026-07-09
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tags: [politics]
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The regional transit authority opened a 30-day public comment window on its
draft downtown circulation study this week, the first step toward a redesign of
the bus network that has not changed substantially in two decades.

## What happens next

Comments are due by the end of the month. A final plan is expected in the fall.

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