In Riga, as in last spring-summer season, plans are in place to launch night transport. Additionally, in March, Rīgas satiksme plans to make the 22nd bus to the airport round-the-clock.
Currently, if a plane arrives at Riga Airport after midnight, getting to the center of Riga, let alone the districts, is quite problematic. Taxi services are expensive, and public transport no longer operates.
Baiba Bartashevicha-Feldmane, representative of Rīgas satiksme:
"We have developed a proposal for seven night transport routes that would cover as much of Riga as possible so that people can use these routes. This decision to provide night transportation must be made by the municipality, and it must be voted on by the deputies."
The plan includes launching round-the-clock flights to the airport even earlier than the night transport on other routes. The night route to the airport is expected to operate every day year-round.
Night Transport in Riga – 5 New Directions
This spring, Riga is preparing to resume night transport services. Compared to last year, the number of routes is planned to increase almost threefold.
Last year, as part of a pilot project (from mid-May to the end of October), night buses transported over 11,000 passengers on three routes: Center — Teika — Jugla — Mežciem, Center — Agenskalns — Zolitūde — Imanta, and Center — Purvciems — Plavnieki — Dārziems.
The pilot project was deemed successful, so soon the night routes are planned to be restored, and in addition to the existing ones, five more are planned to be opened: to Vecmilgravis, Daugavgrīva, Kengarags, Ziepniekkalns, and the airport.
Last year's five-month experiment cost the municipality 100,000 euros. Expenses for this year will definitely be higher, but funds for these purposes are already allocated in the Rīgas satiksme budget.
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