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I found out tonight while riding the bus to my first Avs game of the season that ALL of RTD's services are free on New Years after 6 PM. Bus and light rail. I had never even thought of this in Omaha. What would it take for MAT to do this? It would take a third party sponsoring the night ($$$) like ...

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Every bus is not a "Metro" bus?

I think he means that every bus has not changed over to the new name and look yet.

Not surprising at all given the way that Omaha Metro management runs things.

So I was thinking about the Metro and had a few ideas (some of which have already been discussed). Tell me if I'm crazy. Rather than dive right into streetcars, what if we completely overhaul the Metro? -Use smaller shuttles rather than the large buses. -Re-hire Oxide to do really nice, extensive s...

iamjacobm wrote:

BusMan wrote:

iamjacobm wrote:Saw a bus with Metro design on it, but it looked like it was only half finished  :?  The back half was just all white.

They are done.

Ahh I see, well thats pretty disappointing.

Not a lot of space for anything else given the venting, license plate and sign frame.

iamjacobm wrote:Saw a bus with Metro design on it, but it looked like it was only half finished  :?  The back half was just all white.

They are done.

nebugeater wrote:How many buses are there in the Omaha Metro system?

130+ buses

315,000 monthly ridership

I read through a lot of this thread, and wondered if any of you have called MAT (nka Omaha Metro) and complained about bad services and dirty buses? Have you called the mayor's office too?