The Regional Transit System Citizens Advisory Board discussed proposed service changes for fall 2019 at its meeting Wednesday afternoon.

Changes are made every semester to enhance service in accordance with the school calendar, said RTS director Jesus Gomez.

Proposed changes for fall 2019 differ from the spring 2019 schedule. The changes to bus routes and services are based off customer and driver feedback as well as recommendations from the UF and Santa Fe transportation committees.

Changed routes and what changed:

Route 1: Detour on Southwest 35th Boulevard during inbound trip

Route 8: Two buses at night

Route 9: Additional eight hours of service

Route 10: Service on West University Avenue instead of Southwest Fourth Avenue.

Route 16: Weekday service starts at 6:13 a.m., instead of 6:30 a.m.

Route 17: Weekday service starts at 6:30 a.m. at Rosa Parks DTS, instead of Beaty Towers

Route 20: No service to Cabana Beach apartment before 8 p.m. as Route 21 covers that, after 8 p.m. service is provided both ways

Route 28: Additional four hours of service

Route 33: No service on Northwest 14th Street, Northwest Fifth Avenue and Northwest 17th Street, route extended to Celebration Pointe

Route 36: Will cover Route 1 service area on Windmeadows Boulevard.

Route 37: Additional eight hours of service on weekdays and three hours of service on weekends

Route 38: Schedule adjustment after 6:30 p.m.

Route 40: Schedule adjustment; reduce on roundtrip at 3:20 p.m. and add one trip at 6:10 p.m.

Route 75: Add a total of one and a half hours to weekday service run time

Route 121: New service to Fifield Hall parking lot

Route 128: Additional service on Saturdays

Route 300: Reduce frequency and hours of service

Route 305: Extend service to Butler Plaza Transfer Station

Route 602: New area on Southeast 15th Street and Southeast 35th Street.

Route 901: Schedule change

Route 902: Schedule change

New Route 150: Haile Plantation to UF campus with a stop in Haile Plantation and two on UF campus at HUB and UF Health at Southwest Archer Road.

There was no community pushback in regards to any of the alterations mentioned on Wednesday. For that reason, Gomez expects the changes to go through when they are voted on by the Gainesville City Commission on Aug. 15.

Liz Hauck, vice chair of the RTS Citizens Advisory Board, expects the proposals to be part of the consent agenda due to the lack of pushback.

The meeting minutes said the changes are an effort to enhance effectiveness and efficiency, respond to customer concerns, address issues drivers have and improve network and system operation.

If passed, Hauck said the changes will go into effect Aug. 19, the day before the fall semester begins at UF.