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Alachua County commissioners and the City of Gainesville commissioners unanimously agreed to swap the old RTS facility with 200 acres southwest of Wacahoota Road.
Read More »City Of Gainesville And Alachua County Agree To Swap Land
2-Hour Handicap Parking At Courthouse Draws Frustration
The two-hour limit on courthouse parking in downtown Gainesville has drawn frustration from a resident who recently had to park there for jury duty.
Read More »Alachua County Moves Forward With Legal Action Against City Of Gainesville
A dispute over the use and ownership of the former RTS building has led to Alachua County filing a lawsuit against the city of Gainesville.
Read More »No Car? No Worries. Free Rides To Polls Offered On Election Day
Alachua County's Democratic and Republican parties and the NAACP will be offering courtesy rides.
Read More »RTS Works To Improve Its Bus Amenities
RTS recently received funds from the Florida Department of Transportation to improve bus stop amenities, their service during holidays and operations on its existing routes.
Read More »Upcoming Roadway Construction May Affect Gainesville Residents And Businesses
Depot Avenue and Southwest 4th Street could see decorative LED lighting, added roundabouts, brick sidewalks and maintained jogging trails following approval of a $7 million construction project.
Read More »RTS Downtown Station Will Accept Credit Card Payments
Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) announced on Thursday that it will accept credit card payments from customers purchasing monthly and semester bus passes at the Rosa Parks Downtown Station at 700 SE 3rd St. “This is really going to help streamline the process and make it more convenient,” said RTS Marketing …
Read More »Gainesville Buses Have More Routes, Fewer Riders
Some buses in Gainesville have more empty seats now than they had a year ago. The Regional Transit System’s passengers have flocked away from using the buses in the hundreds of thousands. Although ridership has decreased by 6 percent between 2014 and 2015, routes and buses haven’t disappeared. According to …
Read More »New Connector Road Expected To Eventually Alleviate SW 20th Ave. Traffic
The Gainesville City Commission recently approved HNTB Corporation to begin drafting plans for construction that will connect Clark Butler Boulevard and Southwest 62nd Boulevard.
Read More »Construction Brings Delays On NW 8th Ave. In Gainesville
Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville was fully closed for the fourth time in four months over the weekend as construction on the road moves forward. The city does have other partial road closures planned (listed below), including those that started on Monday of this week and will continue through Thursday. But …
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