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HDG Stops 1516 & 1517 Closed

Stops #1516 Harding/Patrick Henry Westbound and #1517 Harding Silverleaf Westbound are closed due to road construction. A temporary stop is available close to stop #1517, see our website for details.

Type: Route

Cause: Construction

Effect: Stop Moved

Routes Affected: HDG, 1516, 1517

More Info: https://ridebt.org/news-alerts/554-hdg-stops-1516-1517-closed

Friday, 10/3 - VT Homecoming Parade Detours

On Friday, 10/3 between 5PM to 8:30PM, BMR, CAS, HDG, HXP, SMA and SMS will detour due to the Virginia Tech Homecoming Parade. BMR will begin detouring at 5PM. The other routes will detour at 6PM.

Type: Route

Cause: Demonstration

Effect: Detour

Routes Affected: BMR, CAS, HDG, HXP, SMA, SMS

More Info: https://ridebt.org/news-alerts/560-friday-10-3-vt-homecoming-parade-detours

Thursday, 10/2 - Explorer Blue Detour

Due to Church St. being closed, Explorer Blue will detour. Stop 2171 Church/Brown will not be serviced and Stop 2170 N Franklin/Church will be serviced by the Gold route only.

Type: Route

Cause: Construction

Effect: Detour

Routes Affected: BLU, 2170, 2171

More Info:

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Frequently Asked Questions about BT's TIGGER Grant

What does TIGGER mean? Transit Investment in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction. The program was developed by the Federal Transit Administration for public transportation agencies to implement new strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and/or reduce energy use within transit operations. For more information about the TIGGER program, please visit: http://www.fta.dot.gov/12351_11424.html

What is the goal of TIGGER? We hope to be reduce greenhouse gas emissions by improving routing and scheduling efficiency. We plan to accomplish this using various technologies, which we tested in spring 2014. We hope that we will be able to see where the most demand is and send buses to those stops, and not service stops that are not being used.