The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is partnering with Uber to provide free Uber rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination appointments through the RTC Washoe Uber Pilot Program. Once enrolled in the pilot program, participants can get up to four free Uber rides...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is seeking community members to join its Citizens Multimodal Advisory Committee (CMAC). The RTC is looking for people who have an interest in improving transportation for everyone in our community. If you’re a transit passenger, bicyclist, pedestrian,...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County will activate a new traffic signal at the intersection of Sharlands Avenue and Mae Anne Avenue in Reno on Thursday, April 8, 2021. This intersection has seen an increase in traffic and was determined to warrant a...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is planning to activate the newly installed traffic signal at the intersection of Rock Boulevard and Edison Way in Reno on April 1, 2021. This intersection has seen an increase in traffic and was determined to warrant...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is working to get transportation to those who need assistance getting to and from COVID vaccination locations. Beginning on Monday, March 22, the RTC will offer free RIDE, FlexRIDE, and ACCESS trips to vaccination locations. To get...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County will begin rehabilitation and reconstruction work on three regional Reno roadways on March 22, 2021 including: Lund Lane from Wedekind Road to Northetowne Lane Armstrong Lane from Susileen Drive to Yuma Lane Yuma Lane from Armstrong Lane...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is accepting applications postmarked no later than April 26, 2021 for the Federal Transit Administration 5310 Grant Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2021. The total funding available for the two-year award cycle is $821,333. This grant administered...Read More →
The RTC is marking 18 years of providing a safe transportation choice to help people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day responsibly with the FREE Safe RIDE program. Scheduled RTC transit services will be free on Wednesday, March 17 from 4 p.m. until 2 a.m. The goal...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County will launch the final piece of the Virginia Street Project Bus RAPID Transit Extension Project with the extension of the RAPID Virginia Line service to the University of Nevada, Reno, on March 8, 2021. Transit riders including...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is continuing the process to replace the Arlington Avenue Bridges over the Truckee River and is looking for input from the community. The RTC is inviting the community to participate virtually by watching a video presentation of...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is planning to resume work on phase one of the Sun Valley Boulevard Project on Monday, March 1, 2021. Construction was temporarily postponed in late 2020 due to cold weather temperatures. While a majority of the work...Read More →
PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION NOTICE February 25, 2021 to March 18, 2021 The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Reno/Sparks urbanized area, pursuant to Federal Law (23 USC 134), hereby provides the residents of this metropolitan area an opportunity...Read More →
21-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT/PARTICIPATION PERIOD The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County, the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Reno/Sparks urbanized area, pursuant to Federal Law (23 USC 134), hereby provides the residents of this metropolitan area an opportunity to review and comment on the...Read More →
The RTC’s transit services will be on a Saturday-level holiday schedule on Presidents Day, observed on Monday, February 15, 2021. The RTC’s Regional Connector to Carson City will not be running. The RTC’s physical and virtual administrative offices will be closed. RTC Customer Service will...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County will begin work on a new traffic signal at the intersection of Sharlands Avenue and Mae Anne Avenue in Reno on Monday, February 15, 2021. The RTC anticipates activating the signal later this spring. This intersection has...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County’s transit fleet is getting better for the environment as the RTC Board continues to make clean transportation a priority in our community. The RTC is set to add an additional 19 new buses to its fleet during...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is asking for the community’s input on a proposed new pilot transit route from south Reno to Lake Tahoe. The new route would start this May during RTC’s planned service change and would use RTC’s FlexRIDE service...Read More →
Per a new Public Health Order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is making some minor changes to the enforcement of the mask-wearing policy. The RTC and its contractors have been in full compliance of...Read More →
PUBLIC HEARING ON RECOMMENDED RTC RIDE CHANGES AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION Meeting via Zoom/teleconference only pursuant to NRS 241.023 and Emergency Directive 006 This will be a Zoom meeting viewable on RTC’s YouTube feed at: bit.ly/RTCWashoeYouTube The RTC Board will hold a ‘Public Hearing’ on February...Read More →
The RTC’s transit services will be on a Saturday-level holiday schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, observed on Monday, January 18, 2021. The RTC’s virtual and physical administrative offices will be closed. RTC Customer Service will remain open from 8 a.m. – noon and...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) pf Washoe County is planning to begin construction on a new traffic signal at the intersection of Rock Boulevard and Edison Way in Reno on January 11, 2021. Even though construction will begin in January, the traffic signal will not...Read More →
Construction on the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County’s Virginia Street Project, both near the University and in Midtown, is now substantially complete. The final piece of the Virginia Street Project will be the extension of the RAPID Virginia Line service to the University...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission’s (RTC) transit services will be on a Sunday-level holiday schedule on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, and New Year’s Day, Friday, January 1. The RTC Regional Connector will not operate on either day. RTC’s virtual and physical administrative offices and RTC...Read More →
The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is planning for the future transportation needs of our region by developing the 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Community feedback is a vital component of the RTP and the RTC is inviting the community to participate virtually...Read More →
For the first time in 36 years the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County is canceling its annual New Year’s Eve FREE Safe RIDE service to encourage people to stay home to celebrate. The decision was made given the current situation our community is...Read More →
