[msb-alumni] Re: Cata and Delta Township Reach Agreement; Double Fares End August 25
- From: "Larry D Keeler" <lkeeler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 18:27:57 -0400
BlankHey Steve, will this be permanent? Catching busses from there was like
trying to predict the weather! No, the weather is more predictable! When I come
to lansing, I never know if I'll be able to make it out to the mall or not!
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 1:44 PM
Subject: [msb-alumni] Cata and Delta Township Reach Agreement; Double Fares
End August 25
CATA board OKs agreement with Delta Twp. . . LANSING - Delta Township
residents will have cheaper and more extensive bus service into Lansing
beginning Monday, thanks to a three-year agreement approved by the Capital Area
Transportation Authority board
on Wednesday. The CATA board approved a proposal that will slash the cost for
riders traveling into Ingham County and increase the hours during which rides
are available on Capital Area Transportation Authority buses. The Delta
Township board of trustees
approved the proposal Monday. "This will make a big difference in people's
lives. It will be a benefit," township Supervisor Ken Fletcher said earlier
this week. Currently, Delta Township bus riders who want to go to Lansing have
to pay two fares. And,
if they use EATRAN dial-a-ride, part of Eaton County's public bus service, to
to get to a bus stop in the township, they pay a third fare. The three fares
amount to $7.75 a day for a roundtrip to and from Lansing - $4 for EATRAN and
$3.75 for CATA. The
new plan would slash that to a single, $2.50 fare. The three-year proposal
calls for CATA to operate its Redi-Ride service in Delta Township from 6 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Riders would be
able to transfer to
other CATA buses without paying additional fares. The current two CATA fares
are charged because Delta Township does not support the CATA system
financially. The double fare for CATA bus rides originating in Delta will
change to a single $1.25 fare Monday,
with the Redi-Ride expansion expected to begin Oct. 1. The service will be
funded through a $1.2 million in federal grant money CATA has been awarded. The
township will kick in $140,000 per year. Redi-Ride requires a reservation at
least four hours before
a ride. Reservations can be made at 394-CATA (2282).
Steve
Class of '72
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