[tabi] Proposed Changes! Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to Hold Public Meetings on Proposed December Changes
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- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:23:24 -0400
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From: City of Tallahassee <City_of_Tallahassee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:36:14 -0400
Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro to Hold Public
Meetings on Proposed December Changes
To: lighthousebigbend@xxxxxxxxx
<https://www.talgov.com>
StarMetro to Hold Public Meetings on Proposed December Changes
StarMetro will hold four public meetings to discuss proposed route
changes set to begin this December. The public meetings will take place
at City Hall in the Tallahassee Room on Thursday, Oct. 20, and Tuesday,
Oct. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Proposed changes
<http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/pdf/sm-proposed-dec.pdf> include:
* Azalea Route - adjust timing of route and reroute middle portion
of route to veer onto Miccosukee Rd. and Magnolia Dr. before resuming
route on Mahan Dr. (This reroute would provide new service along the
southern portion of Miccosukee Rd.)
* Big Bend Route - adjust timing and reroute southern portion to
turn left on Monroe St. from Paul Russell Rd., right on Ross Rd., left
on Shelfer Rd., right on Capital Circle SW, right on Crawfordville Rd.,
right back onto Ross Rd., left onto Shelfer Rd., then right onto
Crawfordville Rd., right on Orange Ave., left on Monroe St. then
continue with route. (See Moss route.)
* Canopy Route - adjust timing and delete western portion of route
covering Pensacola St., Blountstown Highway and W. Tennessee St. (This
section would be served by changes to the Tall Timbers route.)
* Evergreen Route - reroute western portion to turn left onto
Mission Rd., take Mission Rd. onto Appleyard Dr., right into the
Tallahassee Community College circle, exit left on Appleyard Dr., follow
Appleyard Dr. onto Mission Rd., right on Tharpe St. then resume route.
* Forest Route - adjust timing to every 25 minutes and reroute
middle portion to turn right on Tharpe St. off of Mission Rd., veer left
onto Blountstown Highway, left on Tennessee St., right onto Appleyard
Dr. and resume route.
* Gulf Route - adjust timing to run every 40 minutes all day and
veer into the Tallahassee Mall property on the northbound trip only;
also, reroute northern portion of route to travel along Grady Rd. to
Thomas Rd., onto Bermuda Rd., onto Meridian Rd. then right on Henderson
Rd. (This reroute will provide additional service to the Macon
Community.)
* Live Oak Route - adjust timing to run every 40 minutes all day
and reroute western portion of route to continue on Eisenhower St. to
Roberts Rd., right on Nina Rd., right on Pensacola St., right on
Appleyard Dr., right on Jackson Bluff Rd., left on Yulee St., then cross
over the railroad tracks, take Eisenhower St. back to Ridgeway St., left
on Ridgeway St. then continue the route. (This reroute would provide
additional service and connectivity from the north to the west.)
* Moss Route - delete the southern portion of the route covering
Ross Rd., Shelfer Rd. and Woodville Highway and reroute the northern
portion of the route to turn left on Tharpe St. from Colorado St., right
on High Rd., left on Hartsfield Rd., right on Atlas Rd., right on
Portland Ave., right on Old Bainbridge Rd., right back onto High Rd.,
left on Tharpe St. then resume route. (The changes to the northern
portion would provide extra service and connectivity, while the southern
portion would be covered by changes to the Big Bend route.)
* Red Hills Route - adjust timing to run every 45 minutes starting
at 3 p.m.
* San Luis Route - adjust timing to run every 35 minutes all day.
* Tall Timbers Route - delete southern portion of route from the
Koger Center to Capital Circle Office Complex on Capital Circle SE and
reroute western portion to right on Blountstown Highway, right onto
Tennessee St., right onto Appleyard Dr. then continue the route. (See
Canopy route.)
* N1, N2 Routes - add and adjust timing.
* N3 Route - reroute to travel into Tallahassee Community College.
* N4 Route - reroute to travel into Governor's Square Mall and add
another trip at the end of service.
* N5 Route - add another trip to the end of service and adjust
timing.
* Azalea Saturday Route - add and adjusting timing.
* Big Bend Saturday Route - adjusting timing and reroute southern
portion to mimic Big Bend Weekday Route.
* Moss Saturday Route - restructure route to mimic Moss Weekday
Route.
* Tall Timbers Saturday Route - restructure to resemble the N3
route traveling into the Tallahassee Community College.
"We are continually improving the new decentralized system," said Ron
Garrison, executive director of StarMetro. "These public meetings will
give us the opportunity to present and discuss those changes with our
customers."
For more information about StarMetro services, please call StarMetro's
main office at 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 by following the organization on Twitter at Twitter.com/ridestarmetro
<http://www.twitter.com/ridestarmetro> .
Contact
Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning Administrator, 891-5564; or Heather
Teter, StarMetro Marketing Specialist, 891-5206
<https://www.talgov.com>
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