On Jan. 13, a total of 19 SamTrans buses will have their routes altered to improve their timeliness as well as customer service. The changes made include adjustment of times to better accommodate schools and events, as well as the discontinuation of certain stops that have low ridership.
Amongst the 19 routes changed, 3 buses are quite close to Skyline: the 14, 110, and the 140.
Changes to bus routes include:
• For the 14, three evening routes will be adjusted to better coordinate transfers with the 110 route.
• The 110 route will have several southbound evening times adjusted by up to three minutes later to two minutes earlier to improve connections from Daly City Bart.
• The 140 route will have major adjustments to all schedules to improve timeliness, and better coordinate with BART and transfers at Pacific Manor with Routes 110,112, and 118
Skyline students may be affected by the route changes, as stops may be discontinued and buses may come earlier or later than students are used to.
“It’s a little better,” said Brianna Bannister, Skyline student. “Works for my class schedules, it would be even better if they came every half hour.”
The changes in bus routes could be beneficial for some, because it will mesh into their schedules; but there are also students who find these changes to be a nuisance.
“I have to wait until 12:30,” said Teresa Jimenez, a student at Skyline College. “It makes me late because it gets there later, so now I have to leave earlier.”
Students are advised to look at these changes and plan accordingly for new times, new routes, and routes that have been discontinued.
