BMT ZIP Transit Route Changes

At a glance

• What: realignment of fixed bus routes and Saturday hours.
• Where it stands: Speakers raised reliability and evening service.
• Next: Minutes of the November 3 meeting.

Details

• Council approved the plan with an amendment keeping paratransit Saturday hours unchanged; one member opposed. Effective December 7, 2026.

Sources

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-W_qRhyZg (City of Beaumont YouTube channel; auto-generated captions)
• Council records: https://portal.beaumonttexas.gov/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=5&dbid=0&repo=BeaumontCity (scanned images, not readable)

Log

2026-11-03 - City Council

• Council took up the resolution again after tabling it September 22 for ridership data (about 1.4 percent of fixed-route and 0.73 percent of paratransit rides fall in Saturday evening hours). It approved the plan with an amendment keeping paratransit Saturday hours; one member opposed. A rider with a disability spoke about reliability and evening service.