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RTC RAPID

RTC RAPID Stations are now open!

The Start of Something Big on Virginia Street

Designed to be a lot like light rail, RTC RAPID is a faster transit service on Virginia Street from downtown Reno to Meadowood Mall. RTC CONNECT links all bus stops on Virginia Street to RTC RAPID stations.

RTC CONNECT operates every day, 24 hours a day, every 30 minutes from 4 am - midnight and hourly from midnight - 4 am.

Fares, passes and transfers are the same as RTC RIDE. Adult fare is $2. Passes are available from pass vending machines at RTC transit centers and from pass retailers throughout the community. See fare chart for complete fare schedule.

• Frequently Asked Questions About RTC RAPID
• RTC RAPID route map 

Listen to the RTC RAPID radio ads:

• "The Start of Something Big" (MP3)
• "Accelerate Your Ride" (MP3)
• "Accelerate Your RIDE - Spanish" (MP3)

The Next Steps

RTC RAPID will evolve during the first three years to include level-boarding stations with more amenities served by modern 60-foot articulated hybrid diesel/electric vehicles. Next, the service will get technology that allows the buses to communicate with the traffic signals to extend the green time a little bit for the bus. Later, design improvements will help vehicles move around other traffic. Once all the features are in place, RTC RAPID vehicles will travel up and down Virginia Street significantly faster than regular transit buses.

• Year 2 Station Project Update (03/05/2010. PDF). On October 19, 2009, RTC began design activities for the new RTC RAPID Stations. The initial design activities include site surveys, analysis of existing conditions and formulating conceptual station elements.  Two open houses were held on February 23 and 24, 2010, to solicit public input.
  • Weekly Status Reports: Click "Transit Improvement Projects"
  • RTC RAPID Station Development Project Schedule (PDF)
  • RTC RAPID Alternative Routing Map (PDF)
  • RTC RAPID Station Concepts February 2010 (PDF)
  • Other Virginia Street Transit Projects (PDF)
  • Proposed Two-Way Traffic Configuration for Center Street (PDF)