[tabi] Fwd: StarMetro to Make Route Changes Effective January 21
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- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:21:33 -0500
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From: City of Tallahassee <City_of_Tallahassee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to Make Route
Changes Effective January 21
StarMetro to Make Route Changes Effective January 21
In response to customer feedback gathered during the August, September
and October listening sessions, StarMetro will implement several route
and schedule changes, effective Saturday, Jan. 21.
Proposed changes include:
Azalea Route - adjust timing of route and reroute eastern and middle
portions to cover sections of Mission Rd. between Appleyard Dr. and
White Dr. and Miccosukee Rd. between Meridian Rd. and Magnolia Dr.
This reroute will provide new service along Mission Rd. and the
southern portion of Miccosukee Rd.
Big Bend Route - adjust timing and reroute southern portion to turn
left on Monroe St. from Paul Russell Rd., right on Ross Rd., left on
Shelfer, right on Capital Circle SW, right on Crawfordville Rd., right
on Ross Rd., left on Shelfer Rd., then right on Crawfordville Rd.,
right on Orange Ave., left on Monroe St. then continue with route.
(See Moss Route)
Canopy Route - adjust timing and delete western portion of route
covering Pensacola St., Blountstown Highway and W. Tennessee St. The
deleted section from the Canopy Route will be served by changes to the
Tall Timbers Route.
Evergreen Route - reroute middle portion of route to travel into the
Governor's Square Mall in both directions and reroute western portion
to turn left on Mission Rd., take Mission Rd. on Appleyard Dr., right
into the Tallahassee Community College circle, exit left on Appleyard
Dr., follow Appleyard Dr. to Mission Rd., right on Tharpe St. then
resume route.
Forest Route - adjust timing to every 25 minutes and reroute as
follows: northbound from Appleyard Dr., turn left on Tennessee St.,
right on Blountstown St., veer right on Tharpe St., left on Mission
Rd., then resume route. (See Evergreen Route)
Gulf Route - adjust timing to run every 40 minutes all day and veer
into the Tallahassee Mall property on the northbound trip only; also,
reroute northern portion of route to travel along Grady Rd. to Thomas
Rd. and turn left, then right on Bermuda Rd., right on Meridian Rd.
then right on Henderson Rd. The route's southbound trip will use
Sharer Rd. instead of Allen Rd. to return to Monroe St. This reroute
will provide additional service to the Macon Community.
Live Oak Route - adjust timing to run every 30 minutes all day and
reroute western portion of route to continue on Eisenhower St. to
Roberts Rd. and turn left, then right on Nina Rd., right on Pensacola
St., right on Appleyard Dr., right on Jackson Bluff Rd., left on Yulee
St., then cross over the railroad tracks, take Eisenhower St. back to
Ridgeway St., left on Ridgeway St. then continue the route. This
reroute will provide additional service and connectivity from the
north to the west.
Moss Route - delete the southern portion of the route covering Ross
Rd., Shelfer Rd. and Woodville Highway and reroute the northern
portion of the route to turn left on Tharpe St. from Colorado St.,
right on High Rd., left on Hartsfield Rd., right on Atlas Rd., right
on Portland Ave., right on Old Bainbridge Rd., right on High Rd., left
on Tharpe St. then resume route. The changes to the northern portion
will provide extra service and connectivity, while the southern
portion will be covered by changes to the Big Bend Route.
Red Hills Route - adjust timing to run every 45 minutes starting at 3 p.m.
San Luis Route - adjust timing to run every 35 minutes all day and
redirect route to travel into the Miccosukee Hills Apartment complex,
which is a housing facility for seniors, seven times a day on the
eastbound trip.
Tall Timbers Route - adjust timing to run every 35 minutes and reroute
western portion to travel right on Blountstown Highway, right onto
Tennessee St., right onto Appleyard Dr. then continue the route. (See
Canopy Route.)
N1 Route - adjusts timing and reroute middle of portion of the route
to travel along the Miccosukee Rd. as the Weekday Azalea Route
travels.
N2 Route - adjust timing.
N4 Route - reroute to travel into Governor's Square Mall on the
northbound trip and add another trip at the end of service.
N5 Route - add another trip to the end of service and adjust timing.
Azalea Saturday Route - adjust timing and reroute eastern portion to
cover Miccosukee Rd. similar to the Weekday Azalea Route.
Big Bend Saturday Route - adjust timing and reroute southern portion
to mimic Weekday Big Bend Route.
Evergreen Saturday - reroute portion west of C.K. Steele Plaza to
mimic weekday service. (See Forest Saturday Route)
Forest Saturday Route - begin operation and mimic weekday route. This
change will provide additional service; currently, the Forest Route
does not operate on Saturday.
Moss Saturday Route - restructure route to mimic Weekday Moss Route.
Tall Timbers Saturday Route - restructure route to travel into
Tallahassee Community College. Deleted portions of the Tall Timbers
Saturday Route will be covered by the Forest Saturday Route.
A map of the system with the new changes is available at
http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/pdf/sm-proposed.pdf.
"We are continually improving the new decentralized system," said Ron
Garrison, executive director of StarMetro. "Thank you to all of our
customers who provided us with feedback; we believe these latest
changes will improve the system."
For more information, please contact StarMetro at 891-5200 or visit
Talgov.com/starmetro. Other ways to view information include liking
StarMetro's official Facebook page at Facebook.com/starmetrotransit
and following StarMetro's official Twitter page at
Twitter.com/ridestarmetro.
Contact: Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning Administrator, 891-5564;
or Heather Teter, StarMetro Marketing Specialist, 891-5206
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