[tabi] Re: how to email all city commissioners
- From: "Chip and Allie Orange" <acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:12:35 -0400
Yes, I appreciate you telling me this.
The press release made it sound like people’s wishes should be communicated …
it certainly sounds to me like they wanted to hear from riders about this
proposed changed; after all, it’s phrased as a proposal, not as a “we’ve
decided this.”
As you say, and because of an email I received from StarMetro, I urge anyone
who believes that service to CCOC is important to communicate directly with the
commissioners, as the commissioners must approve this change, and StarMetro
made it quite clear to me in their response that as far as they are concerned,
this is a “done deal”.
I tried to suggest that many workers in CCOC, Koger, etc. live in the NE and
with some effort on StarMetro’s part, NE residents can often be talked into
doing “the green thing” (Allison says it’s hard to find anyone in a NE grocery
store who isn’t bringing their own reusable grocery bags just as a for
instance). I thought they could work to raise the ridership from the NE to
CCOC (offer one of the newer electric buses with WIFI, along with a little
campaigned that this lets you read your I-pad or whatever and someone else will
drive). I hoped they would try to raise ridership rather than cutting routes,
as that becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. As they don’t seem interested in
comments after all, we can only write the commissioners.
Thanks for the info.
Chip
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
blindwilly
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 4:28 PM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Re: how to email all city commissioners
Chip,
I was at the TD meeting yesterday and even though it is not directly the fixed
rout system, we did take time to talk about it. The change in South Wood was
based strictly on the numbers. Anyone can complain, but, you know numbers and
that is all that they have to go on and not people's personal wishes.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange <mailto:Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 3:41 PM
Subject: [tabi] how to email all city commissioners
Thanks Robert I have changed the subject on this thread in order to draw
people’s attention to the valuable information.
(I can’t really blame them if they tune-out of the discussion on StarMetro by
now).
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Easy Talk
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:05 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes
New Express Service to SouthWood
Also if you send your messages to
commissioners@xxxxxxxxxx all the city commissioners and the mayor will get your
message.
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Erica <mailto:ericamccaul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: jplescow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 2:12 PM
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes
New Express Service to SouthWood
I will once again encourage TABI subscribers-- just as I'd encourage ALL
citizens-- to not just voice your dissatisfaction to your friends and cohorts,
but MORE importantly to your politicians. Bring your well thought out concerns
and suggestions to City Commission meetings and/or meetings with individual
Commissioners.
This is exactly the process John Plescow used so successfully to secure Braille
placards for our bus system... The first IN the U.S. To have Braille signage!!
Erica
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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Atkins <catkins@xxxxxxx>
To: tabi <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 11:20 AM
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes
New Express Service to SouthWood
Chip I know you're right the things you tell us because I know several people
using the bus and complaining that they wished things could return to the old
days; rides used to take fifteen minutes take much longer now!
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange <mailto:Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:08 AM
Subject: [tabi] Re: Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes
New Express Service to SouthWood
· 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
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?> ] On Behalf Of Lynn Evans
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 2:10 PM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Fwd: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes New
Express Service to SouthWood
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From: "City of Tallahassee" <City_of_Tallahassee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 14, 2013 at 11:51:42 AM EDT
To: <austin.evans60@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: City of Tallahassee News Release - StarMetro Proposes New Express
Service to SouthWood
<http://www.talgov.com/communications/communicationshome.aspx> City of
Tallahassee News Release
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Communications / City Hall / Tallahassee FL 32301 / 850.891.8533
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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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