[tabi] Re: Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Completes Draft Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization

  • From: "Lynn Evans" <evans-lynn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:14:05 -0400

What can I say about this and still remain positive an optimistic? 

 

This will be a short email. 

 

Star Metro had on display 5 poster boards that displayed the NOVA 2010 routs 
and dots representing old and new bus stops. I pretty much asked the same 
questions and got the same answers from Star Metro employees.     

 

They did say all bus stop signs would be on octagonal post to make them stand 
out from the other posts.

 

I agreed with the Democrat article. I am afraid we are not going to know 
anything until we get on that bus. 

 

All I am hoping for now is to get across town in less  then 45 minutes.  How 
sad a reduction of travel time of 5 to 15 minutes. 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Darla J. Rogers 
  To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 2:03 PM
  Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro 
Completes Draft Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization


  Our own Lyn Evans was on television discussing the Star Metro changes.  Good 
job, Lyn.
  Darla & Precious Roxy

  Darla J. Rogers

  djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxxxx
  Skype Username:  wildflower0628
  Home phone #:  850-329-7437
  "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere--Martin Luther King, 
Jr. 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Lynn Evans 
    To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 3:47 PM
    Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro 
Completes Draft Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization


    Hello Darla: 

     

    Now if the city of Tallahassee had contracted with the Lighthouse of the 
Big Bend to make the maps accessible this would be a resounding YES. 

     

    However I don't think so.

     

    Below is a link to the route descriptions that have been on the Internet 
for a wile. 

     

    http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/nova2010_routes.cfm#1

       

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Darla J. Rogers 
      To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:52 PM
      Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro 
Completes Draft Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization


      Dear Lynn,

      Are these maps written in such a way as to be accessible to t totally 
blind person since I have a meeting to attend Thursday?

      Darla & Precious Roxy

      Darla J. Rogers

      djrogers0628@xxxxxxxxxxx
      Skype Username:  wildflower0628
      Home phone #:  850-329-7437
      "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere--Martin Luther 
King, Jr. 
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Lynn Evans 
        To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 1:13 PM
        Subject: [tabi] Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro 
Completes Draft Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization


        FYI
        Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Completes Draft 
Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization


                
              StarMetro Completes Draft Bus Stop Analysis for Decentralization
              Now Open for Public Input on the Proposed Nova2010 Bus Stop 
Locations 

              After a thorough bus stop analysis with a consultant and 
citizen/bus operator group, which took place over the summer, StarMetro has 
released the preliminary bus stop locations for Nova2010, the route 
decentralization project approved by the City Commission last spring. 

              In order to gain feedback on the proposed bus stop locations, 
StarMetro staff will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 12, from 7 to 10 
a.m. in C.K. Steele Plaza. Members of the public who cannot attend this meeting 
on August 12 may view the bus stop location maps online and email feedback to 
nova2010project@xxxxxxxxxx or starmetro@xxxxxxxxxx and/or call StarMetro's main 
office at 850-891-5200.

              Currently, StarMetro utilizes 1,052 bus stops spread out across 
the City of Tallahassee. Most of these bus stops are fairly close to one 
another, less than a quarter of a mile. 

              "Of the 286 eliminated bus stops, most would be eliminated under 
the Nova2010 system due to proximity," said Ron Garrison, Executive Director of 
StarMetro. "Many of our bus stops are simply too close to one another."

              According to the preliminary bus stop analysis, the Nova2010 
decentralized system would utilize 766 bus stops. Of these 766 bus stops, 478 
currently exist in today's system, and 288 are brand-new bus stops. These new 
bus stops would be placed along corridors that are not served today and that 
would be served in the Nova2010 system - corridors, such as North Monroe 
Street, Magnolia Drive, Capital Circle NE/SE and portions of Orange Avenue and 
Blair Stone Road. Most of the Nova2010 bus stops would be placed within 3/10 of 
a mile from one another and at major intersections and trip generators.

              "This draft bus stop analysis took quite a while to complete, but 
with the help of the consultant and the citizen/bus operator group and with 
support from the Transit Advisory Committee, we are ready to release this 
information," said Ron Garrison, executive director of StarMetro. "We hope to 
get good feedback and suggestions from the public so that we can move forward 
with implementing Nova2010."

              StarMetro's Nova2010 route decentralization project aims to take 
the current downtown oriented route structure and break apart each route to 
create a more grid-like route structure with routes running from north to south 
and east to west, many bypassing downtown's C.K. Steele Plaza. 

              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 
Facebook.com/starmetrotransit and Twitter at @starmetro_ .

              CONTACT
              Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning Administrator, 891-5564; or 
Heather Teter, StarMetro Marketing Specialist, 891-5206
             
                
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