[tabi] Re: Fw: starmetro info
- From: "Blackjack" <misterblackjack2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:21:05 -0400
They don't go to the airport. Now that don't make a lot of sense. You should
do the airport. I guess what they think is if you ride a bus you want be
riding a plane.
Thanks,
Blackjack
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From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Easy Talk
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:13 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: starmetro info
They also don't go to the airport which is a city property and could have
the potential for more riders.
Robert
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From: "Mister Blackjack" <misterblackjack2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:29 AM
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: starmetro info
> That would be counter productive. They should go to all major places like
> the civic center Tallahassee museum , the malls and libraries and such.
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> Thanks,
> Blackjack
> misterblackjack2@xxxxxxxxx
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Lynn Evans
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:25 PM
> To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: starmetro info
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> I would hope businesses world scream bloody murder also. I know the
> Tallahassee Museum will no longer receive bus service under the new plan.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:51 AM
> Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: starmetro info
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>> you know, receivership means only that it will continue to operate;
>> that's not a valid reason for refusing to serve it.
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>> Chip Orange
>> Database Administrator
>> Florida Public Service Commission
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>> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
>> necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
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>>> From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>> ericamccaul@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:39 AM
>>> To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: starmetro info
>>>
>>> Robert & others,
>>> Erica here. I passed this info to Sila. I got if from Owen, who
>>> obtained it from StarMetro directly.
>>> And, yes, seniors, disabled, and school-age children all pay
>>> 60 cents.
>>> I'm pretty sure-- but not positive-- that when a discounted fare is
>>> deposited, the driver has to push a key-- presumably one of these 3
>>> categories-- to have the fare box accept it as a valid fare.
>>> These figures and percentages are from 2008.
>>> Interestingly, also from 2008, 29,979 people boarded at Governor's
>>> Square Mall; that's over 85 people per day. There were about 25,000
>>> people boarding at Tallahassee Mall. There still seems to be no
>>> concession from StarMetro on going into the malls. The argument for
>>> Tallahassee Mall, of course, is that since it is already in
>>> recievership (close to being bankrupt), why bother? This is NOT,
>>> however, a valid argument, of course, for Governor's Square.
>>> Another tidbit: In 2008, the malls were the only 2 stops
>>> among the top
>>> 20 (most boardings) which were not campus stops (FSU, FAMU, and TCC--
>>> don't recall the order). So, 1) this jives with the 76% of
>>> riders being
>>> students figure, and 2) makes it all the more ridiculous that
>>> they are
>>> refusing to go into the malls! The manager at Gov. Square said he is
>>> totally in favor of the buses continuing to come into "his" mall...
>>> StarMetro is going to try to make the mall put up any money
>>> that would
>>> be needed for "improvements" to make the parking lot traverse safe.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Easy Talk <easytalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 12:09 pm
>>> Subject: [tabi] Fw: starmetro info
>>>
>>> Here is a message Sila sent to me. Not sure where she got the info
>>> though.
>>> I find it interesting that Star metro has such stats available. I
>>> guess
>>> they get them from the fair boxes and sales of bus passes but if the
>>> disabled fair and seniors pay the same, how do they determine between
>>> the
>>> two. That said not counting the regular riders approximately 14.3
>>> percent
>>> of riders could be disenfranchised and most certainly some of
>>> the other
>>> riders.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sila Miller" <MillerSi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <easytalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <silam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:10 AM
>>> Subject: starmetro info
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 89 thousand seniors
>>> 53 thousand disabled
>>> out of the 4.2 million
>>> 3 quarters of those were covered under university contracts
>>> Thus out of the approximate 1 million left,
>>> 5.3 percent disabled
>>> 9 percent seniors
>>> so, disabled not such a small percentage after all
>>>
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