Transportation
BY COLBY FARR
DCTA adds to GoZone options in Lewisville, Highland Village The Denton County Transportation Authority has redirected additional resources to GoZone on-demand rideshare services in Lewisville and DCTA GoZone services passenger trips
GoZone capacity in those areas enable us to maintain our high quality of service and provide additional rides to even more customers,” he said. Looking back Austin Frith, vice president of planning and development, reviewed the upcoming service changes during a July 25 board of directors meet- ing. Once the service changes are fully imple- mented, staff will monitor GoZone’s performance across the network, Frith said. After the service changes go into effect, staff will focus on a second phase of service changes, which are set to launch in summer 2025, Chris- tina said. By the numbers Ridership on the Connect Bus is up 70.4% through June this year while GoZone ridership is up 2.4%, per DCTA data.
Highland Village. What’s happening?
411,971
FY 2021-22
635,760
FY 2022-23
The DCTA began service changes Aug. 19 that will increase frequency and hours of service for its fixed-route Connect Bus service in Denton, per a news release. The agency aims to use the Connect Bus to serve trip demand near routes 3, 6 and 7. GoZone riders beginning or ending their trips near either of those routes will be directed to the Connect Bus instead. The service change frees up additional resources for GoZone. Additional resources means increasing the capacity to deliver more rides in both areas, CEO Paul Cristina said in a statement. “We have seen GoZone demand increase in Highland Village and Lewisville, so additional
651,081
FY 2023-24
DCTA Connect Bus passenger trips
91,367
FY 2021-22
FY 2022-23
92,489
157,635
FY 2023-24
NOTE: RIDERSHIP IS MEASURED FROM THE START OF OCTOBER TO THE END OF JUNE. SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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