Hopkinsville Transit is celebrating its fifth year of service with five new passenger shelters and two new stops.
Just in time to offer more protection from winter weather, Hopkinsville Transit officials announced Tuesday five new transit shelters at each of the stops at Hopkinsville Community College, North Elm Street and Means Avenue, on Liberty Street at the Salvation Army, West 9th Street at the Public Library, and a new stop at West 17th Street across from Jennie Stuart Health. The shelter’s feature four-sided protection from the elements, seating, motion-sensored lighting, large print schedules, and advertising panels.
Officials say thanks to a continued partnership with Pennyrile Allied Community Services, another nine shelters are scheduled to be erected this year. To commemorate the installation of the new amenities, a ribbon cutting will be held at the HCC transit shelter in front of the Auditorium Building on Talbert Drive Thursday afternoon, January 17, at 4:00.
In addition, officials announced Hopkinsville Transit riders may take advantage of two new stops effective Tuesday. One is a “by request only” stop at the Hopkinsville Sportsplex. They say this means that riders interested in traveling to or being pi8cked up from the Sportsplex would simply need to let the driver know as they board or call dispatch at (270) 890-6055 to be picked up. The second stop at West 17th Street between High and Canton Streets will complement with the transit system’s second most popular stop at Jennie Stuart Health. Due to the significant ridership and the desire to remain customer-focused, officials say Hopkinsville Transit will continue to service the existing Jennie Stuart Health stop, which had over 1,600 drop-offs and pick-ups each in 018.
According to officials, ridership was up throughout Hopkinsville Transit’s service area with the system delivering a record 49,307 rides in 2018, an increase of 2,598 rides or 5.56% over 2017.
