[tabi] Re: City approves nova 2010
- From: Beth <thebluesisloose@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:17:05 -0400
This is absurd. I was against Nova 2010 from the beginning, and I
can't wait until I hear someone say that they can't get to the mall
because of this plan.
I'd thinktwice before even going on a city bus here if I can't go to
certain places in the city.
Beth
On 3/25/10, djrogers0628 <djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> What we need to do now is to encourage our friends to vote with us; by
> ourselves we can't effect a change in city government, but if we can get
> friends and supporters?
>
> Darla
>
>
>
> Darla J. Rogers, B.A. Social Science; M.S. Rehabilitation Counselor
> Education
>
> djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxxxx
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> I suited up for the long walk back to myself...
> ....Ani DiFranco
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Plummer" <joeplummer@xxxxxxx>
> To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:49 AM
> Subject: [tabi] Re: City approves nova 2010
>
>
>> Well, you all gave a excellent battle and should be proud of your selves
>> for
>> that. I knew this was going to be the outcome I said it a long time ago.
>> Two
>> things you have to have in politics today one is power to offset the
>> politician and the other the money to get done what you want done. If you
>> have either of these or both is better you get what you want most of the
>> time. I salute you all for such great efforts. Just my thoughts.
>>
>>
>> Sign,
>> JP ( Joe Plummer)
>> joeplummer@xxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Easy Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:57 AM
>> To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [tabi] City aproves nova 2010
>>
>> Here is the article that was in the paper to-day. This is upsetting to me
>> since approximately 75 percent of the people who attended were against the
>> change as presented in Star Metro's final plan. All I can say is the
>> commissioners voted last night and I will vote at the next election I
>> guess
>> politicians don't listen. I hope one day all of them have to use what
>> they
>> just passed.
>> I have never heard of such a rediceouless process of passing a plan that
>> was
>> in no way complete. I guess I was right from the beginning when I said it
>> was a done deal before the first public hearing.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> Tallahassee Democrat
>> Published: March 25, 2010
>> Star Metro redesign gains city of Tallahassee approval
>> By
>> TaMaryn Waters
>> DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
>> A massive revamp of Tallahassee's bus system was approved unanimously
>> Wednesday by
>> the City Commission.
>> The often controversial "Nova 2010" plan drew nearly two dozen speakers
>> who
>> offered
>> a mix of support for an upgraded system and deep-rooted concerns about
>> safety and
>> the impact on those riders with physical disabilities.
>> The plan, orchestrated by StarMetro, was slated for launch by the end of
>> this year.
>> The date has been pushed back to possibly the end of 2011, said Ron
>> Garrison, StarMetro
>> executive director.
>> StarMetro and the city's Public Works Department are hoping to get federal
>> money
>> to install more audible devices at intersections, which aid those who are
>> visually
>> impaired. And after much criticism, the city intends to build more
>> sidewalks
>> where
>> needed, particularly in areas near the system's bus transfer points.
>> "If it takes a little longer to do it right, then we'll take that time,"
>> Garrison
>> said.
>> StarMetro's overall budget for 2010 is roughly $16 million. Garrison said
>> the Nova
>> 2010 plan will cost $36,000 less than the current cost to operate the bus
>> system.
>> Efforts to restructure the bus system started about 16 months ago, and
>> StarMetro
>> staffers have since held nearly 100 public meetings. The original plan
>> evolved into
>> nine different versions due to feedback received, according to planners.
>> The plan will reduce the 26 current routes to 12 "crosstown" routes, which
>> will include
>> nearly 43 transfer points. The decentralized concept is designed to
>> eliminate the
>> need to transfer at the C.K. Steele Plaza downtown. Planners say buses
>> will
>> come
>> to bus stops more frequently, and the plan may attract more riders.
>> One major change is the elimination of some routes, and buses will no
>> longer
>> go through
>> residential neighborhoods. Residents may have to walk up to half a mile to
>>
>> a
>> bus
>> stop, compared to a quarter mile typical now.
>> Linda Pulliam, a Tallahassee bus rider since 1991, said the plan is going
>> to
>> leave
>> some residents without transportation they depend on.
>> "I'm opposed to it because it's not ready yet," she said. "It's not a good
>> plan.
>> It's like trying to put a square peg into something round."
>> Some residents, including those representing state workers and the Greater
>> Tallahassee
>> Chamber of Commerce, said they are looking forward to an upgrade. Others
>> say
>> change
>> was inevitable.
>> "As times goes on, the changing demand will change even further," said
>> Greg
>> Thompson,
>> chair of the city's Transit Advisory Committee. "We think, though, that
>> time
>> to make
>> a change is now."
>> Owen McCaul, a rider concerned about Nova 2010, said Tallahassee continues
>> to be
>> a dangerous place for pedestrians, and he mentioned the "Dangerous by
>> Design" report,
>> done by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation
>> for
>> America.
>> It gave Tallahassee a "pedestrian-danger index" of 109.4 - more than twice
>> the national
>> number of 52.1.
>> The commissioners agreed there were still safety issues and other looming
>> questions,
>> such as fares, that have to be addressed. But they agreed to move forward.
>> "Change in general for our citizens is kind of hard to do," Commissioner
>> Mark Mustian
>> said. "In concept, I think we need to do this."
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