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

New this year: Additional service will be offered on 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.

The latest restoration restores service to weekdays, weekends, and late evening hours, now running for more than 100 hours. 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. The full restoration will provide consistent and predictable frequency across the district, with most routes serving stops every 10, 20, or 30 minutes.

In December 2023, MTD restored more than 100 hours of weekly 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, with fixed-route service in the community increased by more than 130 hours per week.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting operator shortage, MTD has not been offering a full UI service since 2020.