Metro Transit system alters bus route to OCCC
WHITNEY KNIGHT
Staff Writer
staffwriter1@occc.edu
The Metro Transit bus system is changing its route to OCCC beginning Feb. 1, said Wayne Simpson, scheduling manager. The changes came as a result of the recent approval of MAPS 3, Simpson said.
“One of our main stops is the downtown Goodwill facility.”
“That location is moving to make room for the new park, so we are changing the route to accommodate that move.”
Instead of following Exchange Avenue to and from downtown Oklahoma City, Simpson said, buses will continue traveling north and south bound on Pennsylvania Avenue, then turning east onto Reno.
He said he does not believe the change will affect many students.
“Once the route hits Agnew, it will continue its normal course to and from the OCCC campus,” Simpson said.
“These changes will only impact those who get on between Reno and Agnew.”
Those students will now need to go about a half mile further to Pennsylvania Avenue to reach the bus stop, Simpson said.
For more information, including a map of the revised bus route, visit www.gometro.org or call 405-235-7433.
