Changes will include some small route adjustments and expansion of existing routes, said Jano Baghdanian, Glendale's traffic and transportation administrator.
"We've stringently kept our routes the way they are," he said. "We realigned certain segments to serve downtown and the city of Glendale more efficiently."
Among more significant changes will be improved service to Glendale Community College and local high schools, he said.
Beeline service will also now be offered along Glendale Avenue south of Broadway, which may give students easier access to the college.
Officials will also be adding an extra bus to circulate around Hoover High School and Glendale High School, before and after school hours, to facilitate heavy student bus use, Bagdanian said.
All Beeline routes will now also stop at the Glendale Transit Center, for those who are coming to and from locations outside of the Beeline's service area.
Another big change is the addition of the Beeline Buzz — a shuttle that will move back and forth along Brand Boulevard from Glenoaks Boulevard to Colorado Street and encircle the Galleria.
This will serve shoppers in the area, including those who will be shopping at the Americana at Brand project, slated to open in 2008.
Due to rising costs of operation, the plan suggested that fare rates for the Beeline come up from 25 cents to 50 cents.
Richard Espiritu, a Glendale resident and observer of Beeline service and its operator, MV Transportation, said he spotted some flaws in the city's new plan.
"With the new proposed routes, there are going to have to be a lot of transfers made and they have also suggested in their proposal about increasing the fares," he said. "We should take the 12% profit margins from MV and let city take over [operating the buses] and let that be passed on to senior citizens and disabled people who ride the bus."
