The Edmond City Council voted unanimously at a recent council meeting to reapprove funds towards an agreement with UCO Transportation and Parking Services. The decision, which was voted on together with seven other purchase considerations, granted $185,327 to CityLink, Edmond’s mass transit system.
UCO has had a deal with the Edmond Public Transit Committee (EPTC) to create dedicated transit lines for students for over two years, according to city council member David Miller. This year, the committee has made two marked changes to lines in and around the university.
One of the changes, which went into effect August 1, was the elimination of Route 3B, which traversed the entirety of Broadway between the Festival Market Place and 33rd. The former route 3A, which circled Boulevard and 15th, now includes stops in the Target and Lowe’s parking lot and has been renamed route 3. It will complete a full run every 30 minutes for more convenience.
The second change was to include a second stop at the Nigh University Center on “BronchoLink,” or route 4.
The first change was agreed upon over the summer, when the EPTC, together with UCO Transportation and Parking Services, tested both lines for popularity and ridership.
“UCO and the City of Edmond work very closely together constantly talking and discussing and thinking of ways to improve the service,” Chip Nolen, communications coordinator at the Transportation and Parking Services office, said. “One of those ways was to change route 3.”
According to Miller, the city provides the bus and driver that makes the BronchoLink route every day, and the city pays. Both parties are entering their third year of this agreement.
A full map of CityLink transit routes, including times and stops, is included below.