The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD) is pleased to announce the final phase of service restoration, effective with the start of service on Friday, August 23. This milestone marks a full restoration to MTD’s pre-pandemic service levels for routes operating on campus and throughout our community.

New this year: An additional service will be offered on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The full 220 Illini Evening will operate only on Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to midnight to ensure safe transportation to new student events.

This latest restoration restores service for more than 100 hours on weekdays, weekends and late evenings. Routes included in this final phase are the 1/100 Yellow, 2 Red, 5/50 Green, 12/120 Teal, 13/130 Silver and 22/220 Illini. Full restoration brings consistent and predictable frequencies to bus service across the district, with most routes stopping every 10, 20 or 30 minutes. To accommodate the updated service, riders are encouraged to schedule a new trip on mtd.org for after the UI schedule begins on Friday, August 23.

In December 2023, MTD restored over 100 weekly hours of service, which included both campus and community routes. With the start of summer service in May 2024, MTD restored the non-UI schedule to full frequencies, expanding our fixed-route service in the community by over 130 hours per week. With this final phase, both UI and non-UI service have been restored to help our community thrive.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting staff shortages, MTD has been unable to operate with full UI service since 2020. We appreciate the patience and understanding of our customers and community throughout the recovery process. Our Operations, Human Resources, and Safety and Training departments have worked hard to recruit, hire, train, and retain the best talent to serve the public.

If you have any questions about service or need help planning your trip, call MTD at 217.384.8188 and we’ll be happy to help!