Imagine that Mountain Line buses run so often, you don’t even have to look at a schedule before heading to the bus stop.

You just know that every 15 minutes, a bus will show up. That idea is among several proposed changes – including major ones – to bus routes that a consultant will share with the public on Wednesday, March 21, and Thursday, March 22.

“You don’t have to carry a schedule, and it really becomes livable,” said Michael Tree, Mountain Line general manager. “You can run errands using the bus and do fun stuff using the bus.”

At three upcoming meetings, the public will be able to review four proposals – and some variations – for bus routes.

One is business as usual with small tweaks; the second, the “efficiency alternative,” is similar to business as usual, but eliminates some areas that have the lowest ridership potential; the third, “focus inward,” focuses service in the urban core and eliminates or reduces service to outlying areas; and the fourth option, an enhanced scenario of focusing inward, provides frequent service in the urban core but keeps serving areas such as the Rattlesnake, too.