[tabi] StarMetro pilot trolley
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:48:54 -0400
CITY OF TALLAHASSEE NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2013
CONTACT: Brian Waterman, StarMetro Planning Manager, 891-5564;
or
Heather Teter, Department of Communications, 891-8533
StarMetro Hosts Public Meetings for Midtown-Downtown Trolley
Pilot Project Would Connect Midtown, Downtown and Gaines Street Areas
Ever wish you could hop between Midtown, Downtown and Gaines Street on
Friday night
without needing your car? Well, StarMetro may soon have an option for
you.
Today, the transit agency announced that it will be hosting two public
meetings to
gain feedback on a proposed Midtown-Downtown trolley. The first public
meeting will
take place on
Tuesday, June 25, from 4 - 6 p.m.
at the Tallahassee Board of Realtors Office, located at 1029 Thomasville
Road. The
second public meeting will take place on Thursday, June 27, from 6 - 8
p.m.
at the Council on Culture and Arts building, located at 816 S. MLK Jr.
Boulevard.
"The goal of these public meetings is two-fold," said Ivan Maldonado,
director of
StarMetro. "One, we want to introduce this concept of a trolley serving
our Tallahassee
nighttime leisure areas, and, two, we want to gain some insight from
area residents
and local business owners about how this trolley service would best
serve their transportation
needs."
The proposed trolley service would be FREE to customers and would travel
along Thomasville
Road, Sixth Avenue, Monroe Street and Gaines Street. It would serve
major destinations
such as the Wine Loft, Hotel Duval, Harry's Seafood Bar and Grill, All
Saints District
and College Town, which is expected to be completed sometime this fall.
The proposed
hours of operation would be 5 p.m. - 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday
nights. The route
would run every 20 minutes.
"The goal of this trolley loop is to support our local Midtown, Downtown
and Gaines
Street area businesses," said City Commissioner Nancy Miller, lead
commissioner on
the City's Long Range Planning target issue committee. "The trolley will
add a fun
and convenient way to make it easy for customers to move safely from one
area to
another. This is a public-private partnership between the City of
Tallahassee, the
Downtown Improvement Authority and the Midtown Merchants Association."
The proposed route would cost $120,000/annually.
For more information about StarMetro services, please call StarMetro's
main office
at 891-5200 or visit
Talgov.com/starmetro
. Other ways to view information include liking StarMetro's official
Facebook page
at
Facebook.com/starmetrotransit
or following the organization on Twitter at
Twitter.com/ridestarmetro
.
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