Starting Sunday, Sun Metro will bring changes to its system; riders can expect new routes and schedules. Route and schedule changes come with Sun Metro Rising, the City of El Paso said.

Changes to Routes and Schedules

According to the Sun Metro website, routes 59 and 89 saw a schedule change. Routes 41, 55 and the Microtransit program are new. The new program, Microtransit, will debut Sunday in the Upper East El Paso area, according to the city. It will be the city’s first on-demand, all-electric public transportation service serving the area.

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar secured $720,000 in federal funding for the Microtransit program, the city said. The money went into buying electric vehicles and chargers. Anthony DeKeyzer, Director of Sun Metro, said they minimized routes from 59 to 39. With that reduction, Sun Metro also reduced 16 minutes from the average ride, he said.

Microtransit vehicles are small and shuttle-like. They will replace the larger, 40-foot Sun Metro buses often seen around the city. For a full list of route and schedule changes and discontinued routes, you can visit the Sun Metro website.

Original reporting: El Paso News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.