At a press conference today with key stakeholders and project partners, Regional Transit Service (RTS) celebrated the first 10 electric buses in its bus fleet. RTS CEO Bill Carpenter was joined by New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez, New York State Senator and Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Tim Kennedy, New York State Assembly Member and Assembly Transportation Committee Member Harry Bronson, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Rebecca Hughes from NYPA, project partners, RTS employees and community stakeholders for the celebration.

Military veterans with a Veterans Outreach Center issued pass will ride for free on RTS fixed-route service in Monroe County starting July 15, 2020.

New fare payment system features contactless fare payment via mobile app and smart card technology.

Due to planned demonstrations in Downtown Rochester today, Regional Transit Service (RTS) is implementing the following service changes starting at noon.

RTS is preparing for possible service changes due to planned protests in Downtown Rochester on Friday, June 5, 2020.

Regional Transit Service (RTS) announced today that the temporary waiving of fares will be extended through June 21, to support the efforts of Phase 2 of the New York Forward reopening process

To help ensure the safety of employees and customers, Regional Transit Service will shut down service in Monroe County for Sunday, May 31, 2020. We will resume normal service Monday, June 1, 2020.

Regional Transit Service is abiding by the Monroe County curfew and shutting down service for the night. We will reopen Sunday morning when the curfew is lifted.

As New York State readies its efforts to begin the reopening process later this week, Regional Transit Service (RTS) announced today that the temporary waiving of fares will be extended through June 7. This extension will provide some consistency for customers through the first phase of the reopening.

Consistent with the news last week that Governor Andrew Cuomo extended his NYS Pause executive order through May 15, Regional Transit Service (RTS) announced today that the temporary waiving of fares will also be extended through May 15.