The new schedules have been released for the Struthers Buckeye and the Buckeye Struthers bus routes.
Does this sound confusing?
These are two bus routes covering the same area but in different directions. The Struthers Buckeye leaves downtown Youngstown, heads to Struthers, and then returns by zigzagging through the seventh ward of the south side.
The Buckeye Struthers covers basically the same route but travels to the south side first, then to Struthers, and back to downtown Youngstown.
At 6:10 a.m., 7:10 a.m., 4:10 p.m., 5:10 p.m., and 6:10 p.m. both buses are leaving the downtown station at the same time. You better make sure you are on the proper bus.
It sounds like, if you are on the wrong bus, you'll still get there. It may just take a lot longer.
Too bad the bus signs can't read something like this.
Struthers - Buckeye
Buckeye - Struthers
There is a small portion of the Buckeye Struthers route that is not covered by the Struthers Buckeye route.
Example: The Powerstown Block Watch area is covered by one bus but not the other.
I looked at the maps of the routes and they are different. If you live in the Powerstown area, it looks like you are screwed on one of the routes and would have to walk about 4 long blocks. I believe the missing piece would be Sheridan Road.
Also, the names of the routes are too similar. I would definitely get confused.
WRTA must have some logic behind this. However, it definitely would not be clear to me. Is there anyone from the WRTA that can clarify this?