[tabi] Re: Star Metro Listening Sessions

  • From: Lighthouse of the Big Bend <lighthousebigbend@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:56:55 -0400

They are going to send the Lighthouse a turn-by-turn list as well, so we
will post it if we get it before you : ) Either way, it should be coming to
you soon.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Woolverton, Stacia <
Stacia.Woolverton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  I attended one of those listening sessions today upstairs and, as I
> wasn’t informed that I was going to it until right before the session
> started, was not prepared to comment.  However, they are going to send me a
> turn by turn description of each route so that I can look at it.
>
>
>
> I hope this information is helpful to you.
>
> Stacia Woolverton, Administrative Assistant
>
> The Governor's Commission on Disabilities
>
> 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 260
>
> Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
>
> Phone: (850) 487-3423
>
> Fax: (850) 414-8908
>
> Email: Stacia.Woolverton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Website:
> http://dms.myflorida.com/other_programs/governor_s_commission_on_disabilities
>
> We serve those who serve Florida.
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>
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>
> *From:* tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Sally Benjamin
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:02 PM
> *To:* tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [tabi] Star Metro Listening Sessions
>
>
>  *StarMetro to hold Final Listening Sessions on nova2010*** *Public Input
> Sought on Route Decentralization Project***
>
>
>
> During the month of November, StarMetro will hold two final Listening
> Sessions to garner customer input on its route decentralization project
> titled Innovation in Transit or nova2010 for short.
>
>
>
> Listening Sessions will take place on:
>
> -         November 6 at City Hall in the Tallahassee Room, located at 300
> South Adams Street, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
>
> -         November 10 at City Hall in the Tallahassee Room, located at 300
> South Adams Street, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
>
>
>
> The nova2010 project aims to take the current downtown oriented route
> structure and break apart the structure to create a more grid-like system
> with routes running on main roads from north to south and east to west with
> many routes bypassing downtown’s C.K. Steele Plaza. This new structure would
> create many transfer points scattered throughout the city.
>
>
>
> By traveling on major roads and eliminating route redundancies, a
> decentralized StarMetro route structure would offer customers:
>
> -         Reductions in downtown transfers.
>
> -         Reductions in travel time.
>
> -         Reductions in carbon footprint.
>
> -         Increases in on-time performance.
>
> -         Increases in frequency (bus comes more often).
>
> -         Increases in regional travel opportunities.
>
>
>
> “The ultimate goal of nova2010 is to create a transit system that better
> meets the needs of customers – direct, fast, forward,” said Ron Garrison,
> executive director of StarMetro.
>
>
>
> StarMetro plans to launch the new, grid-like system in fall 2010.
>
>
>
> For more information, please call StarMetro’s main office at (850) 891-5200
> or visit *Talgov.com/starmetro*. For additional project updates, please
> call the nova2010 hotline at (850) 891-5283 or email
> nova2010project@xxxxxxxxxxx Citizens may also follow updates on Facebook
> at www.facebook.com/nova2010project and Twitter at
> www.twitter.com/nova2010project.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sally Benjamin
> salbenjamin@xxxxxxxxxxx
>



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