[tabi] Re: Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes New Express Service to SouthWood
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 10:00:16 -0400
One other point, which I missed at first, they are cutting back the available
rides to CCOC from the current 2 routes which run 3 times every 2 hours, to
just 1 route running only once an hour! So, if you’re trying to get to CCOC,
you’ve got almost no options; except to take some other route (forcing you to
transfer) to try and get to one of these “once an hour” rides, which means
getting to CCOC is likely going to take much longer.
Chip
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· Thanks Lynn for this, and thanks Sila for further info.
It’s unbelievable to me that the city is promoting this as being done because
they want to get the residents of Southwood to downtown. While they’re trying
to do this, they are making it much harder on those who work at Southwood but
generally live in North-East Tallahassee.
Who do they think is riding the bus? Someone living in Southwood who wants to
go downtown some afternoon? Or someone trying to get to work each and every
day?
This makes no sense from a transit point of view. Instead, it looks like more
of the city’s plan to try and do something with the downtown (no matter how
much money is spent, and no matter who is inconvenienced), and which includes
the wonderfully successful “party bus”, and the 2 million dollar pub the city
is about to own.
Obviously you can see how I feel about the downtown issues, and while it’s one
thing to spend tax dollars there, it’s another to begin disassembling our
bearly function transit system to also try and promote this at the expense of
those who need to get to work every day.
Chip
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Lynn Evans
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Subject: [tabi] Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes New
Express Service to SouthWood
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Date: October 14, 2013 at 11:51:42 AM EDT
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Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes New
Express Service to SouthWood
City of Tallahassee News Release
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Communications / City Hall / Tallahassee FL 32301 / 850.891.8533
StarMetro Proposes New Express Service to SouthWood
Red Hills Express Would Offer Greater Convenience to Commuters - Residents in
SouthWood may soon have a quicker and more direct way to travel between home
and downtown via StarMetro. Today, the transit agency announced plans to
combine portions of two of its existing routes serving the SouthWood area into
one direct route called the Red Hills Express. The proposed service change,
which goes before the City Commission on Oct. 23, would allow customers to
travel between the two major destinations in as little as 30 minutes with no
transfer.
In order to gain feedback from area residents and commuters on the proposed
express service, StarMetro planners will hold a public meeting on Thursday,
Oct. 17, from 12 to 3 p.m. at Shuster's Café, located at 4055 Esplanade Way.
If approved by the City Commission, the new Red Hills Express, which includes a
stop on Magnolia Dr. near Governor's Square Mall, would begin on Monday, Nov. 4.
'By combining the SouthWood portions of the Red Hills and Tall Timbers routes
that overlap, we can distribute our resources more efficiently,' said Ivan
Maldonado, director of StarMetro. 'As a result, we can provide a direct,
express route from SouthWood to downtown -- giving residents and commuters a
faster and more convenient service.'
The Red Hills Express would offer a high level of service during the typical
travel times of commuters. The service would provide eight trips during the day
-- four trips during the morning and four trips during afternoon peak travel
times.
With the proposed express service serving the SouthWood area, the existing Red
Hills and Tall Timbers routes would be combined into a single Tall Timbers
route. Proposed changes are available for viewing on the proposed system map
<http://www.talgov.com/uploads/public/documents/assets/news/sm_2014_system_proposal.pdf>
(PDF).
For more information about StarMetro services, please call 891-5200 or visit
Talgov.com/starmetro <http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/> . Other ways to view
information include liking StarMetro's official Facebook page at
Facebook.com/starmetrotransit <http://www.Facebook.com/starmetrotransit> or
following the organization on Twitter at Twitter.com/ridestarmetro
<http://www.Twitter.com/ridestarmetro> .
Contact: Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning, 891-5564; Sandra Manning, Utility
Marketing, 891-6175; or Heather Teter, Department of Communications, 891-8533
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