October 2025 Public Meetings

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October 15, 2025

Metro Transit is seeking public comments on proposed minor service changes to Routes 4, 5, 13, and 15 and a proposed major service change to Route 55. Metro will hold two (2) meetings for the public to attend and share comments. The virtual meeting will begin with a brief presentation highlighting the proposed changes and the remaining time will be reserved for questions and comments. The in-person meeting will be held in an open-house format with no formal presentation.

Meetings:

Monday, October 20
Virtual – On Zoom
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
ASL interpretation (English) will be provided for this meeting.

Meeting Materials:

Thursday, October 23
Aksarben Transit Center
6801 Mercy Road Omaha, NE 68106
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Nearby Bus Routes: 11, 13, 15, 18, 55

Summary of proposed changes:

Route 4

Metro Transit is proposing to extend weekday (Monday through Friday) evening service:

An additional trip in the early evening to extend 30-minute frequency for an hour in each direction
An additional late evening trip to extend the service by an hour in each direction
The last stop at 22nd & Cuming would be at 11:41 p.m. instead of 10:41 p.m.
MOBY hours would be extended to match bus service

Route 5

Metro Transit is proposing to make minor schedule adjustments, especially on the west end:

The schedule adjustments would slightly change the arrival times at stops
These adjustments would allow for more time at both the North Omaha Transit Center and Westroads Transit Center
Arrival times would better align with Northwest High School’s afternoon dismissal

Route 13

Metro Transit is proposing to extend weekday (Monday through Friday) evening service:

An additional late evening trip to extend the service by an hour in each direction
The last stop at 22nd & Cuming would be at 11:18 p.m. instead of 10:18 p.m.
MOBY hours would be extended to match bus service

Route 15

Metro Transit is proposing to separate Route 15 from Route 55:

The frequency for Route 15 would stay the same
- 30-minute frequency between Downtown and Aksarben Transit Center
- 60-minute frequency between Aksarben Transit Center and Oakview Mall
Every other Route 15 bus would head back downtown after arriving at Aksarben Transit Center, instead of turning into Route 55
If a rider needs to ride Route 55, they would need to transfer from Route 15 to Route 55 at Aksarben Transit Center or before the two routes split at 84th & Center

Route 55

Metro Transit is proposing to separate Route 55 from Route 15 and to increase the frequency from 60-minute to 30-minute during weekday peak hours:

The proposed 30-minute weekday service would be between the approximate hours of 5:30 – 9 a.m. and 2-6 p.m.
Route 55 will now turn around at Aksarben Transit Center to head west – click here for a map of the proposed routing
If a rider needs to ride Route 15, they would need to transfer from Route 55 to Route 15 between 84th & Center and Aksarben Transit Center

More info:

The same information will be presented at both 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 (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 meeting.

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 Monday, October 20 through the end of day Monday, November 3, 2025. 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.