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City of Lancaster Tree Lighting Detour – November 28, 2025

Due to the Lancaster Mayor’s Tree Lighting Event on Friday, November 28, the City of Lancaster will close the first block of North Queen Street beginning at 11:00 AM for the event set up. This…

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Ephrata Christmas Tree Lighting Detour – November 28, 2025

Due to the Ephrata Christmas Tree Lighting and Santa Arrival event on Friday, November 28, Main Street will be closed in Ephrata from State Street to Lincoln Avenue beginning at 5:00 PM. The Route 11…

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No Service on Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 27, 2025

There will be not Red Rose Transit bus service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 2025.  Regular service will resume on Friday, November 28, 2025.

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Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan

The South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) is the organization responsible for the management, administration, and planning functions for the Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA) in Lancaster County and Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) in Berks County. SCTA is currently developing a Strategic Plan that will serve as a blueprint to guide us in aligning our resources, strengthening our organization, and delivering excellent customer service for years to come.

Before the formation of SCTA in 2014 there were two plans, BARTA’s 2009 Strategic Plan and RRTA’s 2008 Long Range Public Transportation Plan, that served as strategic documents guiding BARTA and RRTA respectively. Now functioning as a single consolidated entity, the purpose of this PennDOT funded effort is to create the first Strategic Plan for SCTA to guide the entirety of the Authority as it is doing business as SCTA, BARTA, and RRTA.

SCTA is interested in your input to help us continue to provide excellent transit service in your community. This input will help us identify key goals as we develop our Strategic Plan. We urge you to take the time to fill out the survey below and provide your input. The survey will take approximately 6 minutes to complete. All information you share will be confidential.

Click here to complete the survey.

*Surveys will be accepted through February 14, 2025.