Longview Transit is constantly looking to improve on the service we provide. In achieving this goal, at any one time there are numerous projects we are working on. We realize that others share our concern for an effective and efficient public transportation system (That's why we were created 2003!). The projects listed below are projects that are best achieved by cooperating with other people and organizations in our community.
Projects:
Safe Ride Home
Longview Transit, in partnership with R&K Distributors - Your Local Budweiser Distributor, is preparing to provide a "Safe-Ride-Home" on New Year's Eve. The partnership allows FREE rides to be offered to anyone within Longview city limits on New Year's Eve.
Rides can be scheduled simply by calling Longview Transit at 903-237-2287 ext. 10.
Transportation service will be available to or from any Longview destination. The service is offered to the general public to include individuals that have had a couple drinks or those that simply do not want to drive that evening. The service will begin around 8:00 p.m. on New Year's Eve and continue until approximately 3:00 a.m. the next morning. Longview Transit will even allow trips to be scheduled in advance; reservations can be made starting on December 26th.
The objective of the program is simple: to provide a safe and easy alternative to getting behind the wheel on New Year's Eve. We want everyone in Longview to have a safe ride home.
It is only the financial contribution of R&K Distributors that make this safe alternative possible. Longview Transit is proud to partner in this endeavor to keep the City of Longview and its citizens safe on New Years. Organizations that share a concern for safe streets and are interested in helping promote the Safe-Ride-Home service are encouraged to contact Longview Transit at 903-753-2287 or email us.
New Website
In the summer of 2008 gas prices were at an all time high. Longview Transit was starting to see a new group of riders and was constantly receiving questions about where our service went and how or service worked. At that time our website was not delivering the necessary information in a user friendly manner.
In this same timeframe Longview Transit approved a measure to allow advertising on our vehicles. We needed a place to funnel potential advertisers so they could get additional information. The two needs fit perfectly together in the design of a new Longview Transit webpage.
Success! Longview Transit with the help of Encore Multimedia (a local Longview company) has put together one of the best small urban public transportation websites in Texas! Keep checking in with us as we slowly polish the site over the next few months.
New Shelters
Longview Transit is in its infancy compared with other providers around the state. We began servicing the Longview area with public transportation in 2003. Unlike many older peer providers across the state we are still developing our infrastructure including passenger stops and shelters.
Because of the numerous regulations Longview Transit is required to follow these passenger amenities can be quite expensive. In many cases, Longview Transit can identify special Federal Funds that will pay for a majority of the project, if we can find the remaining funds locally.
Please let us know if you or your organization is interested in helping us place passenger shelters along our routes. Whether in the summer heat or winter rain, shelters are a practical way of making our system more usable and convenient for our riders.
Longview Transit has received a grant that will allow for the construction of up to four (4) new shelters!
Advertising
Longview Transit NOW offers the opportunity to advertise your business on the outside of our buses. Support public transportation while you advertise your business! Longview Transit offers many unique and affordable forms of advertising.
A bus can be transformed into a large, eye-catching, full color graphic that promotes your business everyday. The best part is this advertisement MOVES!
Monies brought in through advertising directly support the community and public transportation.
We are still looking for our first bus advertiser in Longview. The first ad on the outside of our buses is sure to make the biggest splash!
Spanish Translation Website
Because of budget constraints Longview Transit was unable to originally purchase a Spanish translation of our web pages. This is an add on to our new webpage that we believe is appropriate and will definitely help us serve our Spanish speaking community better. We are budgeting for this add-on but are not able to purchase it at this time. If you or your organization are interested in making this Spanish translation available sooner rather than later please contact us.