Bus Lines Plan to Improve Service

Over the next three weeks, Metropolitan Transit District will be holding meetings to discuss upcoming route changes to Line 20 to Carpinteria — from 60 to 40 minutes from downtown S.B.; Lines 7, 8, and 9 — between downtown Santa Barbara and Goleta’s Fairview area; Lines 23 and 25 — between UCSB and Dos Pueblos High School, and along Cathedral Oaks to Winchester Canyon; Lines 6 and 11 — which will mix with Lines 23 and 25; and a new Line 28 between UCSB, Isla Vista, and Camino Real Marketplace to service the new San Joaquin dorms.

The first meeting takes place Tuesday, March 29, 6 p.m. at the Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Avenue. The second will be held Wednesday, March 30, 6 p.m., at Goleta Valley Community Center, 5679 Hollister Avenue. Other meetings will occur in Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, and Goleta. See sbmtd.gov for more information.