Metro to hold February 2026 public meetings on potential service changes
January 30, 2026
Metro Transit will hold a series of public meetings in February 2026 to go over potential minor service changes to Routes 3, 4, 11, 13 short, 18, 26, and 106 with a proposed major service change to Route 30 that includes a route realignment.
Staff will hold seven (7) meetings available to riders and other members of the community. Two (2) of the meetings will be virtual, one held in English and one held in Spanish. Both virtual meetings will begin with a brief presentation to go through the proposed changes with remaining time being reserved for any questions or comments. The in-person meetings will be held in an open-house format without a formal presentation.
At all of the meetings, members of the public will be able to ask any questions and submit their comments on the proposed changes. There will also be opportunities to submit comments through a web form below, email, social media, and physical mail. Information on how to send those is at the bottom of the page.
Jump to the list of service changes.
Jump to maps of proposed changes.
Meetings:
Tuesday, February 10th
Virtual (English) – On Zoom
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
ASL interpretation (English) will be provided for this meeting
Meeting Materials:
- Virtual meeting recording and Q&A
- Download the virtual meeting slides here
- Text for the virtual public participation meeting slides (English)
Wednesday, February 11th
Virtual (Spanish)– On Zoom
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Meeting Materials:
- Virtual meeting recording
- Download the virtual meeting slides here
- Text for the virtual public participation meeting slides (Español)
Wednesday, February 11th – TAC meeting open to the public
Metro Administrative Offices
2222 Cuming Street Omaha, NE 68102
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Nearby Bus Routes: 4, 18, 24
Microtransit: North Zone
Heartland Bike Share dock: 23rd & Cuming
Thursday, February 12th
Aksarben Transit Center
6801 Mercy Road Omaha, NE 68106
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Nearby Bus Routes: 11, 13, 15, 18, 55
Microtransit: West Zone
Heartland Bike Share dock: 67th & Frances
Saturday, February 14th
Hardy Coffee at The Highlander
2112 N 30th Omaha, NE 68111
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nearby Bus Routes: 30
Microtransit: North Zone
Heartland Bike Share dock: 30th & Patrick
Tuesday, February 17th
North Omaha Transit Center
4308 N. 30th street Omaha, NE 68111
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Nearby Bus Routes: 3, 5, 8, 14, 18, 24, 26, 30, 35, 106
Microtransit: North Zone
Thursday, February 19th
Downtown Layover
14th & Dodge Omaha, NE 68102
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Nearby Bus Routes: ORBT, 4, 11, 13, 15, 18, 24, 30, 36, 92, 93, 94, 97, 106, 120, Green, Yellow(43), Blue(41)
Heartland Bike Share dock: 13th & Dodge
Summary of proposed changes:
Route 3
- Metro Transit is proposing schedule adjustments for Route 3
Route 4
Metro Transit is proposing increasing how often the bus comes during evening hours
- Service would increase to every 30-minutes after about 8 p.m.
- Route 4 would split from interlining with Route 30
Route 11
Metro Transit is proposing increasing how often the bus comes on Sundays as well as some weekend schedule adjustments
- Sunday service would increase to every half hour
- Sunday service would run later
- Arrival times would shift earlier throughout the week
Route 13 short
Metro Transit is proposing increasing how often the bus comes during peak times on weekdays between North Downtown and MCC South
- Weekday peak service would increase to every 15 minutes
Route 18
Metro Transit is proposing Route 18 use Douglas and Dodge through the downtown area
Route 26
Metro Transit is proposing Route 26 move to a single direction for its route
- Buses would arrive every half hour
- Route would be counter-clockwise only
Route 30
Metro Transit is proposing a realignment to Route 30, traveling to Aksarben Transit Center along Saddle Creek instead of going downtown
- Traveling from the North Omaha Transit Center to Aksarben Transit Center would be six minutes faster than using Route 18
- Would provide a more direct connection for non-downtown trips
- Would add a route along Saddle Creek
- Would provide added connections to multiple grocery stores, a hospital, 13 schools, and two universities
Route 106
- Metro Transit is proposing schedule adjustments for Route 106
More info:
The same information will be presented at all meetings. The meetings will follow an informal structure. Information about the proposed service changes will be presented visually through a presentation (virtual) and paper handouts and displays (in-person) and verbally in English or Spanish through dialogue, comments, and questions. Attendees are free to participate according to their comfort level, and comments can be submitted verbally, electronically (virtual), or in print (in-person) at the time of the meeting. Children are welcome to attend but must remain under the supervision of a guardian. Children’s activities will be available in the same area as the public meeting during the in-person meetings.
If you need a reasonable accommodation or language interpretation other than Spanish to fully participate in one of the public meetings, please contact Metro’s Civil Rights and Inclusion Director, Dr. Alicia Johnson (she/her), at civilrights@ometro.com or 402-341-7560 ext. 2550 as soon as possible. Please note for which meeting date the accommodation is requested.
Members of the public will be able to submit comments through an electronic form linked on this page starting Tuesday, February 10th through the end of day Sunday, March 1st, 2026. Public comments will also be accepted by physical or electronic mail.
Mail-in comments should be sent to:
Metro Transit
Attn: Proposed Service Changes
2222 Cuming Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Emailed comments should be sent to info@ometro.com
Key documents and other presentation materials will be posted on this page and available in print at Metro’s headquarters (2222 Cuming Street) for the duration of the comment period.
Definition of a major service change:
Metro’s current Major Service Change Policy goes into effect when there is an addition and/or elimination of a bus route, a 10% or more addition or reduction in system revenue miles, and/or a 15% or more addition or reduction in revenue miles on any individual route. Revenue miles are the miles when the bus is in service and passengers can be on board.
If any proposed service changes meet or exceed these thresholds, Metro conducts a Title VI service equity analysis to assess for disparate impact based on race and disproportionate burden based on income.
