Macy's Light Up the Square - detour

Starting at 6:00 p.m. today Friday 11/24/17 streets in Downtown Cincinnati will be temporarily closed due to the lighting of the tree on Fountain Square. Passengers catching a Regular service bus or the Southbank Shuttle  should catch their bus at the stop on 4^th St at Main St (Federal Reserve). 

Passengers catching an Express bus should catch their bus at stop on Race St at 3^rd St. The detour will last until the end of service on Friday. 

Please check your specific stop for details.

Covington Transit Center Closure - this weekend

Starting Friday, October 20th, 2017 with the first bus until Monday morning the 23rd the Covington Transit Center will be closed.   

While the CTC is closed please use the Temporary stops on Madison just South of 3rd Street. 

For more information please call 859-814-2137. 

Covington Transit Center Closure

Starting tomorrow Friday, September 15th, 2017 with the first bus until Monday morning the 18^th the Covington Transit Center will be closed.   

While the CTC is closed please use  the Temporary stops on Madison just South of 3^rd Street. 

For more information call 859-331-TANK.

TANK Riverfest Service

Heading to Riverfest this year?  Avoid the hassle and get straight to the riverfront on one of our Riverfest Shuttles.

We will provide special Riverfest Shuttles from Northern Kentucky University (NKU) Lot E to Newport. Ride the bus from NKU and get dropped off and picked up at the intersection of Dave Cowens Drive and I-471 near the Port of Entry in Newport. 
Return Park & Ride service will begin immediately upon completion of the fireworks. The last bus will leave 30 minutes after the conclusion of the fireworks. Please remember that TANK buses will be battling the traditional traffic gridlock and you may have to wait in order to catch a bus back to your Park & Ride.

The fare for the Riverfest Shuttle is $6.00 for adults and free for children (45” and under), roundtrip, and exact fare is required.  

For more information please call 859-331-TANK. 

3rd and Race Stop now OPEN

Effective immediately the stop at 3rd and Race is now Open. 

  

Important Service Changes Effective August 12, 2017.

Visit www.tankbus.org/connect/press-center/2017/06/12/service-changes-effective-august-12th-2017 and download your new schedule today. 

Route 1X: Route extended to serve Mineola Industrial Area every trip. Bus will no longer go into Citi Bank or Houston Rd. Park and Ride.

Route 2X: - Now serving DHL & CVG Centre on select trips. Route will no longer connect to Dixie Highway. 

Route 3: - Weekday time adjustments.

Route 5: - Weekday & weekend time adjustments.

Route 9: - Reduced trips. Rush hour only service.

Route 11: - Reduced trips and shortened routing to only serve Ft. Thomas during rush hour.

Route 16: -  New routing extended to NKU, and will now serve Isabella St. in Newport.  New weekend service.

Route 17X: - No longer serving Villa Hills.

Routes 19X & 20: - Eliminated.

Route 39X: - Reduced trips and streamlined, all day routing.  New time point Litton Lane.

Route 40X:  - Reduction in inbound PM trips.

Route 42X: - No longer going into Citi Bank or Houston Road Park & Ride.  Mid-day time adjustments.

 

TANK on holiday schedule Tuesday, July 4, 2017.

TANK will be operating on a holiday schedule on Tuesday, July 4, in observation of the Independence Day holiday. We will operate a regular schedule on Monday, July 3, 2017.  

TANK’s administrative offices, call center, and sales office will be closed. RAMP will also operate on a holiday schedule.

For more information, visit www.tankbus.org or call 859-331-3265.  

Ride FREE tomorrow Thursday, June 29th, 2017.

On Thursday, June 29, TANK will offer free rides to all passengers riding both local and express routes for the entire day. We appreciate your ridership!  

For more information please call 859-331-8265.

  

3rd and Race Bus Stop CLOSED

Beginning tomorrow June 27th, 2017 the stop at 3rd and Race will be closed due to the construction on the Brent Spence Bridge.  The stop will remain closed until the completion of the project.  All local route passengers should use the stop on 4th at Main. 39X and 40X passengers should use the stop on 4th between Walnut and Vine all other Kenton and Boone county Express passengers should use the stop on 4th at Postal Alley.  

For more information please call 859-331-8265.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  

 

 

2017 Service Changes - Effective August 12, 2017.

Public Involvement and Budget

-          TANK conducted public involvement for a proposed service change, in conjunction with the budget proposal to the Fiscal Courts.  During the public involvement period, TANK staff held public meetings, informed current riders via on-bus communication, spoke to elected officials and discussed the plan at county and city meetings.  We received dozens of phone messages and emails with comments opposing these service reductions.  We also received many ideas for changes to the proposal for our planning consideration.  

-          Once the public involvement period ended, TANK staff went through all of the comments and ideas and reconciled them with the budget realities that have now been finalized by Kenton, Boone and Campbell Counties.

-          In response to public comment, some of the proposals, specifically those in Campbell County, have been adjusted. 

-          A summary of the revised and final service cuts is below.  These changes will go into effect on August 12th. Visit our website at www.tankbus.org for more details.  New schedules will be available the middle of July.

#16/#11 Ft. Thomas/NKU – PROPOSAL HAS CHANGED

·         The #11 route will be shortened and become a peak-oriented service, providing service between the north end of Ft. Thomas and Cincinnati in the early morning and later afternoon hours. The service will be geared toward meeting the needs of people that live in Ft. Thomas and work downtown. There will be no #11 service in the midday or in the evening. The route will not extend to the Covington Transit Center.

#20 South Newport— PROPOSAL HAS CHANGED

·         The new #16 will be rerouted to Isabella St. to better cover the area currently served by the #20. The new #16 route will serve downtown Cincinnati, west Newport, Newport Shopping Center (park & ride), St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas and NKU. This route will operate 7 days a week and run throughout the day. The area of the current #20 that operates south of 16th St. will be eliminated.

#1X - This route will now serve the Mineola Industrial Area (formerly served by the 2X route).

#9 Taylor Mill – No change to the initial proposal

·         TANK is reducing service on the #9 route.  The new schedule will have four A.M. inbound trips, and four P.M. outbound trips to cater to the majority of passenger travel patterns.

#19X Beechgrove Express – No change to the initial proposal

·         The #19X route will be eliminated.  Nearby park and ride service is available, served by other express routes.

#17X Villa Hills Express – No change to the initial proposal

·         TANK will shorten the route at the Buttermilk Park and Ride, eliminating the Villa Hills loop.

#2X Airport Express – No change to the initial proposal

·         TANK will simplify the #2X route to only serve areas on CVG property (Terminal 3, DHL, CVG Centre). The current Mineola routing with be slightly modified, and folded into the #1X.

#39X/#40X Hebron—No change to the initial proposal

·         TANK is coordinating with some of the large employers in Hebron to refine the schedule to better serve shift times.

·         The 39X routing will change slightly, to be the same in the AM and PM.

Memorial Day - Holiday/Sunday Service

Monday, May 29, 2017. TANK will be running a Holiday/Sunday schedule in honor of Memorial Day. TANK's administrative offices, call center, special service department, and sales office will be closed.

For more information please call 859-331-TANK.

Taste of Cincinnati weekend detours

Due to the Taste of Cincinnati starting at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 26th, 2017 until early Tuesday morning May 30th, we will be on detour. Several of our stops on 5th Street and Broadway in downtown Cincinnati will be temporarily closed. Check your stop for details.

For more information call 859-331-8265.

We appreciate your patience.

Opening Day Detour

Starting at 11:15 a.m. we will be detouring due to the Opening Day Parade.

All Regular service passengers will need to catch the bus at the stop on 4th Street at Main the Federal Reserve Building.

All Express passengers should catch the bus at the stop on Race Street at 3rd.

People catching the Southbank Shuttle will need to go to the stop on 3rd Street at Main.

This detour will be in effect until the roads open after the Opening Day Parade is finished.
Please check your specific stop for details or call 859-331-TANK.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

TANK will be running a regular schedule on Monday, January 16, 2017 and TANK's main office will be open. In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day the sales office in Downtown Cincinnati will be closed.

For more information call 859-331-8265.

TANK Express Route Customer Alert

Beginning January 16th TANK will be permanently implementing the following changes in downtown Cincinnati for Boone and Kenton County Express Buses (except the 2X Airporter)—

AM (Morning) Routing: Based on the feedback we have received over the last several weeks TANK will remain on 5th St., stopping at 5th & Vine as a DROP OFF ONLY, until 10:00 a.m.
We have received comments from customers that wish to continue to have an option to get off the bus quickly in the morning. The 5th & Vine MORNING Drop off ONLY will enable our Express passengers to continue to use this as a place to exit the bus in the morning. 5th Street congestion is not an issue in the morning and this allows our customers working north of 4th St. to get to their workplace faster.

AFTER 10 AM: All buses after 10 a.m. will use the “new” routing permanently. After 10 a.m., buses will stop at the stops listed below ONLY.
Routes: 1X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 22X, 28X, 30X, 31X, 32X, 42X
• 4th St. at Sycamore (old Wendy’s)
• 4th St. between Walnut St. & Vine St. (near Postal Alley)
• Race St. at 3rd St.

Routes: 39X & 40X
• Sycamore at 4th St. (in front of Skyline Chili)
• on 4th St. in front of the Mercantile Building
• Race St. at 3rd St.

2X Airporter: The Airporter caters to out of town visitors to the area and people working at the Airport. In order to have stops near the hotels, the Airporter will continue to serve the stops on 5th St. as well as the 4th St. stops above.

All the schedules are being changed to reflect the new stops. They will be online January 16th and in print soon after. Please be sure to pick up or download your new schedule. Google Maps Transit will not reflect these changes for a few months, so please make sure to utilize our website, paper schedules and physical bus stop signs for current information.
We appreciate your patience.

If you have any questions or need more information, call 859-331-8265.

TANK will test new routing in Downtown Cincinnati starting Monday, December 12

Starting Monday, December 12, 2016, TANK will be testing a new route in Downtown Cincinnati for all Boone and Kenton express routes. 

We have received reports over the last several months that the congestion on 5^th Street is making buses very late at some stops.  In an effort to try to improve our reliability for express routes, we will be testing a new downtown routing that does not stop on 5^th Street.  This change may not be permanent – TANK will monitor arrival and pick up times to determine if the new routing will allow us to meet the goal of being more reliable.  We will conduct a survey within the first few weeks of the detour to get feedback from our customers on this routing option.  The survey will help us determine if this is a routing option for us to consider more permanently.

This change will mean the elimination of all stops on 5^th Street for the following routes beginning 12/12/16:  1X, 2X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 21X, 22X, 28X, 30X, 31X, 32X, 39X, 40X, 42X

See the attached map for detail re: where to pick up your bus.

STOPS FOR:

Routes: 1X, 2X, 17X, 18X, 19X, 21X, 22X, 28X, 30X, 31X, 32X, 42X 

·         in front of the Renaissance Hotel on 4th St. between Vine & Walnut

·         4th St. at Sycamore (old Wendy’s)

·         Race St. at 3rd St.

 

Routes: 39X & 40X

·         on 4^th St. in front of the Mercantile Building

·         Sycamore at 4^th St. (in front of Skyline Chili)

·         Race St. at 3rd St.

Plan to be at your stop at the time listed for ‘5^th & Elm’ on your regular schedule. The time listed on the schedule for 5^th & Elm will be the time that the bus is due to arrive at the 4^th & Sycamore stops. Be sure to be at your stop on time so you do not miss your bus.  The goal is for the bus to arrive much closer to the scheduled time, so be sure to be ready at the 5^th and Elm time.

We appreciate your patience as we test alternate routes. If you have any questions or need more information, call 859-331-8265. 

 

 

Downtown Detour Survey

First and foremost, thanks to everyone who participated in last month’s express passenger survey! Your responses factored greatly into TANK’s decision-making on testing our new detour downtown. We are reaching out again to get more feedback on the detour, so please take some time to fill out the following survey by Friday, January 6^th. Once again, for your participation, you will be eligible to win a FREE one-month express pass. Thank you for riding TANK!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6YZSBZY

 

 

 

 

TANK Holiday Schedule

TANK will operate a Holiday/Sunday schedule on the following days:

Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016
Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, 2017
Monday, January 2, 2017

The Bus Stop Sales Outlet in Downtown Cincinnati and the TANK Office in Ft. Wright will also be closed.  

Happy Holidays!

TANK on Holiday Schedule for Thanksgiving

TANK will run a Holiday schedule on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24, 2016. 

We will be running a normal schedule on Friday, November 25, 2016 the day after Thanksgiving.

The Bus Stop sales outlet in Downtown Cincinnati and the TANK Headquarters in Ft. Wright will be closed on both Thursday, November 24^th and Friday, November 25^th.

The Special Service office and the Information Center will be open on Friday, November 25th.

For more information call 331-TANK.

Passenger Feedback

We are reaching out to our Express passengers to get your feedback, on some of the downtown service changes that have occurred over the past year. Please take a few minutes to fill out the following survey by Friday, November 11^th. If contact information is included, you will be entered to win a FREE one-month express pass. Your opinions matter to us!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/33HJ6MD