[tabi] Re: Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to Install 51 New Shelters for Route Decentralization
- From: "Charles Atkins" <catkins@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:06:36 -0500
You're so cool William
Great job!
Thanks!
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From: blindwilly
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; lynn Evans
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:54 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to
Install 51 New Shelters for Route Decentralization
Heather, Brian and others,
Thanks so much for the plans to put shelters about the Star Metro routs.
These are the kinds of improvements that we have been waiting for.
Along with my appreciations for these shelters, be sure they are accessible
for wheel chairs and those of us who walk to them. If we have to walk threw a
ditch to get to them, it wrecks the intent.
Again, thanks for all you are doing for the 2010 plan. Riders have been
asking for a grid system for years and it is finally here. I know you can't
please everyone, but it is what we have been asking for.
William Benjamin
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From: Lynn Evans
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Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:20 AM
Subject: [tabi] Fw: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to Install
51 New Shelters for Route Decentralization
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From: City of Tallahassee
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Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:13 AM
Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to Install 51 New
Shelters for Route Decentralization
StarMetro to Install 51 New Shelters for Route Decentralization
Today, StarMetro will begin installing 51 shelters across the city in
preparation for the July launch of its route decentralization plan known as
Nova2010. The complete list and map of shelter placements is available online
at Talgov.com/starmetro. At its regular meeting yesterday, the Tallahassee City
Commission approved funding for shelter installation.
"Our goal is to have 30 new shelters installed by the launch of
Nova2010," said Ron Garrison, executive director of StarMetro. "The shelters
not completed by the launch date will continue to be installed after the launch
in a timely and efficient manner."
The shelters, which measure 13-feet wide and 5-feet deep, will
feature a four-seat bench and space for a wheelchair.
StarMetro will partner with the City's Public Works Department to
install each shelter. First priority shelter installations will begin within
the multi-modal transportation district (MMTD), which is the area roughly
between Tharpe Street to the north, Orange Avenue to the south, Blountstown
Highway to the west and Magnolia Drive to the east. Most of shelters placed
within this area will be along major thoroughfares -- all of which are
currently served by the existing StarMetro system. Upon installation of these
shelters, customers may begin using them to access the current StarMetro
system.
During installation, StarMetro and the City's Public Works Department
will adhere to the standards set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA).
"The concrete pads poured for the shelter installations will actually
be quite a bit larger than the shelter itself," said Garrison. "We
intentionally did this in hopes of installing additional amenities, such as
bicycle racks, in the future."
Funding for these shelters will come from concurrency funds, which
are transportation mitigation fees.
"As more funds become available, we hope to install an additional 20
shelters in fall/winter," said Garrison. "With these extra 20 shelters on top
of the 51 shelters we'll begin installing soon, we will have doubled the number
of our shelters and benches available for customers."
StarMetro's Nova2010 route decentralization project will take the
current single-transfer, downtown oriented route structure and break it apart
to create 41 new transfer options across the city - making transit a better
option for many more existing and potential customers. This new route structure
will have numerous advantages for customers and businesses, such as a higher
frequency in service, lower travel time and more transfer options.
For more information, please visit Talgov.com/starmetro or call
891-5200. Other ways to view information include 'liking' StarMetro's official
Facebook page at Facebook.com/starmetrotransit.
Contact: Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning Administrator, 891-5564,
or Heather Teter, StarMetro Marketing Specialist, 891-5206
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