Transit Development Plan

Nov 10, 2021

The Rapid City Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is working with Rapid City’s Rapid Transit System (RTS) to develop the Rapid City Transit Development Plan (TDP). This document will provide a vision for transit in the region over the next 5 to 10 years, with an emphasis on future needs and sustainable growth.

The TDP will report existing conditions, public feedback, community needs, and recommendations for how RTS should align services to meet the needs of a growing region. The process is intended to develop recommendations reflective of community needs that can be feasibly implemented within a 5-to-10-year period.

Objectives

The objectives of the Rapid City TDP include, but are not limited to:

  • Evaluating current policies and operations for providing transit services in Rapid City.
  • Identifying transit needs of the community.
  • Analyzing new service strategies, products, and technologies to provide accessible and convenient transit service to the public.
  • Providing the MPO and RTS staff and leadership with goals and recommendations to implement over the course of the next five years, including a financial plan for operational and capital expenditures.

You can access the plan at: https://www.rtstransitplan.com/