Slide 1: Meeting Orientation Metro Transit Public Meeting February 10, 2025 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. This meeting will be recorded. The recording will be available on Metro’s YouTube channel. Available features: -Automated closed captions -American Sign Language interpretation (only in English) Este material se presentará en español el 11 de febrero de 2026, de 12:00 a 1:00 p.m., por Zoom. El enlace está disponible en ometro.com/February2026. Slide 2: Metro's Mission Metro connects people, places, and opportunities through quality transit services. Slide 3: Proposed Service Changes Slide 1 of 2 Impacted Routes: -Route 3, North 40th/South 42nd -Route 4, Maple Street -Route 11, Leavenworth Street -Route 13, 13th/L Street -Route 18, 72nd/Ames Avenue -Route 26, North Omaha Circulator -Route 30, 30th Street -Route 106, Eppley Connector This proposal is considered a major change according to Metro’s Title VI Program Plan Slide 4: Proposed Service Changes Slide 2 of 2 Why: -Make progress on MetroNEXT goals --Increase service frequency --Improve and expand connections -Meet ridership demand -Improve reliability of bus schedules -Respond to public feedback -Expand access to new areas -Coordinate with the future streetcar service Slide 5: Proposed Changes for Route 3 Schedule adjustments to improve reliability No impact to MOBY service Slide 6: Proposed Changes for Route 4 Increase evening service from every 60-minutes to every 30-minutes around 8 p.m. Last trip to Regency Circle would be 8:25 p.m. Fully separate Route 4 from Routes 30 and 106 -Route 4 currently interlines with Routes 30 and 106 on weekdays and Route 30 on weekends No impact to MOBY service Slide 7: Interline What does interline mean? -Allows a bus to alternate service between two or more routes that arrive and depart from a common location -Increases the efficiency of service A graphic to illustrate interlining. On the far left, Aksarben TC, or Aksarben Transit Center, is typed out, the word downtown is typed in the center, and North Omaha TC is typed on the far right. Between Aksarben TC and downtown, there are bidirectional purple arrows, a solid purple circle with the number 11 in white, and a bus icon. This illustrates that between Aksarben Transit Center and downtown, the bus is a Route 11 bus. Between downtown and North Omaha TC, there are bidirectional teal arrows, a solid teal circle with the number 106 in white, and a bus icon. This illustrates that the same bus is a Route 106 bus between downtown and North Omaha Transit Center. Slide 8: Proposed Changes for Route 11 Arrival times shift earlier throughout the week by up to 15 minutes Connect with Route 18 at Aksarben Transit Center Offer a less than 10-minute wait between Route 55 and Route 11 Interline with Route 106 on weekdays Interline with Route 4 on weekends Increase Sunday frequency to 30-minute service Extend Sunday evening service -Last bus will arrive at 22nd & Cuming at 8:39 p.m. instead of 7:18 p.m. MOBY service hours for Route 11 will be extended on Sunday evening. Slide 9 - Proposed Changes for Route 13 Restore 15-minute weekday peak service between North Downtown and MCC South Transit Center -Morning peak is approximately 5:45 to 9:00 a.m. -Afternoon peak is approximately 2:45 to 6:45 p.m. No impact to MOBY service Slide 10 - Proposed Changes for Route 18 Permanently alter routing through the downtown area Travel on Douglas and Dodge instead of Farnam and Harney Route 18 currently uses this travel pattern as a detour No impact to MOBY service An image is a street map to show the current permanent routing for Route 18 as a red dash line and the proposed permanent routing as a solid red line. The proposed routing does not include travel along 16th or 19th Streets, as the current permanent routing does, and reduces the travel on 13th and 20th Streets. The proposed routing does still include the Downtown Layover for transfers between Route 18 and Routes 4, 13, 15, 106, and the Green Route. Slide 11 - Proposed Changes for Route 26 Move to a single direction for the route -Buses would travel counter-clockwise only -Bus stops for the clockwise direction would be removed Increase frequency for counter-clockwise travel to every 30 min No impact to MOBY service A street view map showing a portion of Route 26. The path of travel is a solid green line with counter-clockwise directional arrows. Two sections have a green dash line to show where the route will no longer travel. Route 26 would no longer travel east on Vane Street or south on 24th Street between Vane and Titus Streets. The bus stops at Vane & 25th Southeast and 24th & Vane Southwest would be removed. Route 26 would also not travel on N 36th Avenue between Redick and Curtis Avenues. Slide 12 - Proposed Changes for Route 106 Schedule adjustments -The southbound schedule would be 3-4 minutes later than before Separate from Route 4 Interline with Route 11 MOBY service hours for Route 106 would shift to match the new schedule Slide 13 - Proposed Changes for Route 30 Realign Route 30 to travel from Florence to Aksarben Transit Center along Saddle Creek instead of going downtown Considerations: Coordinate with future streetcar -New service along Saddle Creek -Provide added connections to multiple grocery stores, a hospital, 13 schools, and two universities -Faster travel between North Omaha Transit Center and Aksarben Transit Center compared to Route 18 MOBY service hours for Route 30 would shift to match the new schedule Slide 14 - Proposed Changes for Route 30 A street view map of the proposed realignment for Route 30. Route 30 currently travels on Farnam and Harney and connects to the Downtown Layover at 14th and Dodge Street. The proposed change proposes to replace this portion of the route and replace it with service along Dodge Street, Saddle Creek, Center Street, and ending at Aksarben Transit Center. Route 30 stops along Dodge would not include the 33rd and Dodge or 42nd and Dodge ORBT stations, but there would be stops added for Route 30 at 35th, 38th, and 40th and Dodge. Additional stops would be added at 44th and Farnam, Saddlecreek Road and Emile, Leavenworth, Pacific, Woolworth, Walnut. Along Center Street between 51st and Mercy Road, Route 15 and Route 30 would share stops. Route 30 would be an additional route serving Aksarben Transit Center, which is currently served by Routes 11, 13, 15, 18, and 55. Slide 15 - Timeline & Updates to Route Schedules Timeline If approved by the Board of Directors, the changes would go into effect on April 19, 2026 Route Schedules: If approved, the respective route schedules will be updated: -On Metro Transit’s website by April 13, 2026: ometro.com/maps-schedules/map -In MyRide OMA on April 19, 2026: ometro.com/maps-schedules/myride-oma Slide 16 - Major Service Changes This proposal is considered a major change according to Metro’s Title VI Program Plan -Route 11 headway adjustments -Routes 13 and 30 will increase service by more than 15% -Route 30 will change its route alignment by more than the allowable three-quarter mile buffer All changes were evaluated cumulatively for disparate impact to racial minority populations and disproportionate burden to low-income populations Slide 17 - Major Service Change: Route 11 Scheduled arrival times (headway adjustments) exceed allowable 7-minute adjustment during peak hour periods Schedule adjustments are up to 15 minutes during the week Considerations -Creates the opportunity to interline with Routes 106 and 4 -Connect with Route 18 at Aksarben Transit Center -Offer a less than 10-minute wait between Route 55 and Route 11 for Route 55 riders heading downtown (Monday-Saturday) Slide 18 - Major Service Change: Route 13, Slide 1 of 2 An image of an aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the “short segment” of Route 13 travels and the quarter mile radius around the route. The short segment of Route 13 is between North Downtown to MCC South Transit Center. 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. This image is the population surrounding the route as it existed in December 2025. This is the same image as the first one on the left but represents the population surrounding the route if the proposed changes are approved and go into effect in April 2026. There are no identifiable differences between the two images, as the proposed service change is frequency, not route alignment. A table that indicates the percentage of the benefits experienced by the racial minority population along the route, which is 21.3% additional service, and to non-minority populations, which is 20.2%. The difference shows that racial minority populations experience 1.1% greater benefits than non-racial minority populations. Slide 19 - Major Service Change: Route 13, Slide 2 of 2 An image of an aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the “short segment” of Route 13 travels and the quarter mile radius around the route. The short segment of Route 13 is between North Downtown to MCC South Transit Center. There are varying shades of green to indicate the percentage of residents identified as low-income according to the American Community Survey. The lighter shade represents a lower percentage of the low-income population in that area, and a darker shade represents a higher percentage. This image is the population surrounding the route as it existed in December 2025. This is the same image as the first one on the left but represents the population surrounding the route if the proposed changes are approved and go into effect in April 2026. There are no identifiable differences between the two images, as the proposed service change is frequency, not route alignment. A table that indicates the percentage of the benefits experienced by the low-income population along the route, which is 21.2% additional service, and to the non-low-income population, which is 20.9%. The difference shows that low-income populations experience 0.3% greater benefits than non-low-income populations. Slide 20 - Major Service Change: Route 30, Slide 1 of 2 An aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the Route 30 travels and the quarter mile radius around the route as it existed in December 2025. There are varying shades of red to indicate the percentage of residents identifying as a racial minority according to the decennial census. An aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the Route 30 is proposed to travel and the quarter mile radius around the route if the proposed changes are approved and go into effect in April. There are varying shades of red to indicate the percentage of residents identifying as a racial minority according to the decennial census. The image is different from the other image on this slide. There are additional census areas with higher percentages of racial minority populations in this image as the routing of Route 30 covers new area between Florence and Aksarben Transit Center via Saddle Creek. A table indicates the percentage of the benefits experienced by the racial minority population along the route, which is 29.4.% additional service, and to non-minority populations, which is 64.5%. The difference shows that racial minority populations experience 35.1% fewer benefits than non-racial-minority populations. A table that displays residential population numbers along the current and proposed routing. Currently, there are 21,408 residents within a quarter mile of Route 30. Of those residents, 10,851, or 50.7% are residents who are racial minorities. For the proposed routing to Aksarben Transit Center, there are 24,181 residents. Of those, 10,809, or 44.7%, are residents who are racial minorities. Slide 21 - Major Service Change: Route 30, Slide 2 of 2 An aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the Route 30 travels and the quarter mile radius around the route as it existed in December 2025. There are varying shades of green to indicate the percentage of low-income residents according to the American Community 5-year Survey. An aerial map view of the City of Omaha where the Route 30 is proposed to travel and the quarter mile radius around the route if the proposed changes are approved and go into effect in April. There are varying shades of green to indicate the percentage of low-income residents according to the American Community 5-year Survey. The images only have differences. There are additional census areas in this image with low-income population percentages of 5.1-10.0% as the routing of Route 30 covers new area between Florence and Aksarben Transit Center via Saddle Creek. A table that indicates the percentage of the benefits experienced by the low-income population along the route, which is 34.9% additional service, and to the non-low-income population, which is 47.9%. The difference shows that low-income populations experience 13.0% fewer benefits than non-low-income populations. A table that displays residential population numbers along the current and proposed routing. Currently, there are 21,408 residents within a quarter mile of Route 30. Of those residents, 1,963, or 9.2% are residents who are low-income. For the proposed routing to Aksarben Transit Center, there are 24,181 residents. Of those, 2,038, or 8.4%, are residents who are low-income. Slide 22 - Major Service Change: Cumulative Impacts Cumulative Impacts: 4.6% change in system revenue miles for all proposed changes No cumulative disparate impact on minority populations No cumulative disproportionate burden on low-income populations Two tables stacked on top of one another. The first table indicates the percentage of the cumulative impact of all proposed service changes to the racial minority population, which is 4.3% additional service, and to the non-racial minority population, which is 4.8%. The difference shows that racial minority populations experience 0.5% fewer benefits than non-racial minority populations. The second table shows the percentage of the cumulative impact of all proposed service changes to the low-income population, which is 5.0% additional service, and to the non-low-income population, which is 4.6%. The difference shows that low-income populations experience 0.4% greater benefits than non-low-income populations. Slide 23 - Contact Slide Facebook: MetroTransitOMA Instagram:@METROTRANSITOMA YouTube: Metro Transit Omaha Website: ometro.com Image description: A row of buses in a garage.