GRTC offering on-demand rides to COVID-19 vaccine appointments By Hannah Eason | March 13, 2021 at 6:08 PM EST - Updated March 13 at 6:12 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond and Henrico residents who need transportation to their COVID-19 vaccine appointments have a new option: GRTC.
The Greater Richmond Transit Company is offering free, on-demand rides for patients with vaccine appointments. UZURV, a transportation company, will assist with the rides.
“Vaccines are available right now for the most vulnerable people in our region, yet there are many who have no transportation to vaccine clinics and no access to bus routes serving the clinics,” said Julie Timm, GRTC’s CEO. “GRTC’s partnership with local Health Departments and UZURV will extend door-to-door service beyond our normal bus routes for vaccination appointments.”
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GRTC to resume normal service, routes on Sunday By NBC12 Newsroom | February 12, 2021 at 4:46 PM EST - Updated February 13 at 5:15 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Greater Richmond Transit Company announced Saturday that it will resume its normal routes and services on Sunday.
Customers are cautioned that service delays and detours are still possible on Sunday.
If necessary, GRTC may implement snow routes on Sunday, or only on certain routes. During these routes, buses will only stop at bus stops with a snowflake icon on the sign. Buses will display an alert reading “SNOW ROUTES IN EFFECT.”
Customers can check for service updates online at this link or by calling 804-358-GRTC.
A Hampton Roads Transit bus in Norfolk by Vlad Gavrilovic/ Norfolk Transit Department used with permission.
A version of this article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury.
After Virginia’s capital city overhauled its bus routes in 2018, the resulting 17% annual growth in ridership made the city’s sole public transportation provider the Greater Richmond Transit Company a rare example of success at a time when systems across the country had been losing passengers for years.
Norfolk took note and launched a year-long public process that produced a new bus network this month which aims to overhaul the face of public transportation in a region that recorded 18,653 scheduled buses that never arrived in one year alone.