Slide 1: Meeting Orientation Metro Transit Public Meeting October 20, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. This meeting will be recorded. Available features: Automated closed captions American Sign Language interpretation (only in English) Spanish interpretation Slide 2: Metro's Mission Metro connects people, places, and opportunities through quality transit services. Image description: A picture of the ORBT station at 19th and Douglas with an ORBT bus pulling up to the station. A Heartland Bike Share dock station is in the forefront of the picture. In the background you can see the U.S. Federal building along with a few skyscrapers in downtown Omaha. Slide 3: Metro Services We Plan, Build, and Operate Public Transit Fixed route (Metro) Rapid transit (ORBT) Paratransit (MOBY) Microtransit (Metro Flex) A series of four pictures in circles next to each other Picture one: A picture of a 40-foot bus in front of skyscrapers in downtown Omaha under the text "Fixed Route". The Metro logo is under the photo. Picture two: A picture of a large orange ORBT bus near Midtown Omaha under the text "Rapid Transit." The ORBT logo is under the photo. Picture three: A picture of a MOBY paratransit van under the text "Paratransit." The MOBY logo is under the photo. Picture four: A picture of a row of microtransit passenger vans. The van base is gray with teal and pink speckles with teal and pink accents. The Metro Flex logo is on the driver-side door and under the graphic. Slide 4: Proposed Service Changes Slide 1 of 2 What: *Proposed minor service changes to: Route 4, Route 5, Route 13, Route 15 *Proposed major service change to: Route 55 Slide 5: Proposed Service Changes Slide 2 of 2 Why: *Make progress on MetroNEXT goals: Expanded evening service, Increase frequency of service *Meet ridership demand *Improve reliability *Respond to public feedback Slide 6: Proposed Changes for Route 4 Proposed Change: *Extension of weekday evening service Details: *Additional trip in the early evening to extend 30-minute frequency for an hour in each direction *Additional late evening trip to extend service by an hour in each direction. Last stop at 22nd and Cuming St. would be at 11:41 p.m. *This would also extend the hours for the respective MOBY service area Slide 7: Proposed Changes for Route 5 Proposed Change: *Schedule adjustments, especially on the west end of the route *Arrival times at stops would slightly change Details: *Adjustments would allow for more time at both the North Omaha and Westroads Transit Centers *Arrival at Northwest High School would better align with afternoon dismissal Slide 8: Proposed Changes for Route 13 Proposed Change: *Extension of weekday evening service Details: *Additional late evening trip to extend service by an hour in each direction. Last stop at 22nd and Cuming St. would be at 11:18 p.m. *This would also extend the hours for the respective MOBY service area Slide 9 - Proposed Changes for Route 15 Proposed Change: *Separate Route 15 from Route 55 Details: *Frequency would stay the same *Every other bus would head back downtown after arriving at Aksarben Transit Center, instead of turning into Route 55 Slide 10 - Proposed Changes for Route 55 - Slide 1 of 6 Proposed Change: *Separate Route 55 from Route 15 *Increase frequency from 60-minutes to 30-minutes during weekday peak hours Details: *30-minute weekday service between the following hours: ~ 5:30 - 9:00 a.m. ~ 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Slide 11 - Proposed Changes for Route 55 - Slide 2 of 6 Proposed Change: *Qualifies as a major service change per Metro Transit’s Title VI Program Plan Details: *Weekly revenue miles on Route 55 would increase by 67.8% Slide 12 - Proposed Changes for Route 55 - Slide 3 of 6 On this slide, there are two images side-by-side. The images are of an aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the Route 55 travels and the quarter mile radius around the route. In both images, there are varying shades of red to indicate the percentage of residents identifying as a racial minority according to the decennial census. The lighter shade represents a lower percentage of the racial minority population in that area and a darker shade represents a higher percentage. The left image is the population surrounding the route as it exists now in October 2025. The right image is the population surrounding the route if the proposed changes are approved and go into effect in December 2025. The images only have minor differences. There are additional census areas with higher percentages of racial minority populations in the image on the right as the routing of Route 55 would slightly change to accommodate the bus turning around and would thus cover slightly more area around the Aksarben Transit Center. Slide 13 - Proposed Changes for Route 55 - Slide 4 of 6 Non-minority populations experience slightly greater benefits with the proposed service change. The difference does not exceed the 15% threshold of Metro Transit’s Disparate Impact Policy. No disparate impact identified. Table: Benefits to Minority Population: 64.92% Benefits to Non-Minority Population: 69.20% Difference: -4.28% Slide 14 - Proposed Changes for Route 55 - Slide 5 of 6 On this slide, there are two images side-by-side. The images are of an aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the Route 55 travels and the quarter mile radius around the route. In both images, there are varying shades of green to indicate the percentage of low-income residents according to the American Community 5-year Survey. The lighter shade represents a lower percentage of the low-income population in that area and a darker shade represents a higher percentage. The left image is the population surrounding the route as it exists now in October 2025. The right image is the population surrounding the route if the proposed changes are approved and go into effect in December 2025. The images only have minor differences. There are additional census areas in the image on the right with low-income population percentages of 5.1-10.0% as the routing of Route 55 would slightly change to accommodate the bus turning around and would thus cover slightly more area around the Aksarben Transit Center. Slide 15  - Proposed Changes for Route 55 - Slide 6 of 6 Low-income populations experience greater benefits with the proposed service change No disproportionate burden identified Table: Benefits to Low-Income Population: 70.13% Benefits to Non-Low-Income Population: 67.69% Difference: +2.44% Slide 16  - Proposed Service Changes Cumulative Impacts: +1.75% change in system revenue miles for all proposed changes Table 1: Benefits to Minority Population: 1.37% Benefits to Non-Minority Population: 2.06% Difference: -0.69% Table 2: Benefits to Low-Income Population: 1.47% Benefits to Non-Low-Income Population: 1.78% Difference: -0.31% Slide 17  - Updates to Route Schedules & Timeline Route Schedules: *If the proposed service changes are approved, the respective route schedules will be updated: In MyRide OMA: ometro.com/maps-schedules/myride-oma On Metro Transit’s website: ometro.com/maps-schedules/map Timeline *If approved, the changes would go into effect in December 2025 Slide 18  - Contact Slide Facebook: MetroTransitOMA Instagram:@METROTRANSITOMA YouTube: Metro Transit Omaha Website: ometro.com Image description: A row of buses in a garage.