NashTransit

One of the more interesting parts of the public hearing presentation MTA has posted is the list of the eleven lowest performing bus routes and how much they all cost to operate.

I added up the numbers and checked twice. The operating cost of all these eleven routes comes out to $2.85 million. Given the budget shortfall is $2.9 million, it's no coincidence they only picked the bottom eleven routes and no more.

That said, in addition to these eleven routes they're also considering the removal of weekend and holiday routes, Night Owl, as well as fare increases and changes to Access Ride. These things are all on the table, but it's not necessarily true that everything proposed is going to be cut. There are many options. That's why your comments to MTA are important. You can help determine MTA's course of action.

There's one more public hearing Monday night at the Easley Community Center on Edgehill Ave. If you can't make it, be sure to email or call MTA no later than Wednesday the 14th.

# posted by dotsandlines @ 9:18 PM