Roswell Transit – City of Roswell
Why support public transit in New Mexico?
Public transit provides access for the general public, disabled and senior citizens to get to and from jobs and job training; emergency, medical prenatal and behavioral health care and veteran services; educational facilities; entertainment, shopping, community, senior, parks and recreational facilities.
As public transportation continues to grow, New Mexico’s 28 transit agencies provide fixed-route, dial-a-ride, demand response, intercommunity routes and paratransit that gives people more mobility options with low or zero emission transit vehicles to reduce carbon emissions to improve New Mexico’s air quality.
In the attached backgrounders, the transit agencies tell their stories about how their services assist the communities they serve, how they have expended federal grant funding and where they could invest additional state match transit funding if it was available.
What is your agency’s service area?
Within the City of Roswell boundaries.
What transportation modes does your agency provide?
Fixed Route and On-Demand Bus Services; Paratransit Services
How many buses, vans and other vehicles do you operate?
We currently have 3 vans and 10 buses.
Key priorities for making services route decisions?
Customer requests and needs.
How has your agency applied its federal funding?
Normal operations and rolling stock.
How would your agency apply additional state transit funding?
Upgrading bus stops and signage.
What ways does your agency assist your community during community events or emergency assistance?
Whenever transportation is required, our On-Demand service allows us to meet the need within the City. Right now we have provided a “virtual” bus-stop at the Fairgrounds because evacuees from the flood are being housed there.
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