Comments on: Trolley now rolls through Riverside, but at weird times

By: thelakelander

thelakelander — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:39:30 +0000

I’d agree, if they were running them during rush hour. However, it looks like its set up to either succeed or fail totally based on lunch hour for a few firms, which really pinholes its probability of long term survival. Hopefully, I’m wrong on this one and it will grow to expand or be replaced by a real streetcar system, before the majority on these blogs have grandkids.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:33:55 +0000

I would say that the mega corps that are a part of the
communtiy, seeing as they employ thousands of people
for example, myself. I would LOVE the service to run
from at least 7 am to 6 pm weekdays and hopefully one
day include nights and weekends. Even if during peak
hours if they raised the price, with gas prices still on
the rise I think people will be happy to pay it.

By: Blake Armstrong

Blake Armstrong — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:11:56 +0000

typical JTA

By: thelakelander

thelakelander — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:48:21 +0000

Unfortunately, unless you work on Riverside Avenue between Downtown and Five Points, there’s little much one can do to support such a service with limited hours.

Its failure or success rests on its attractability to BCBS, St. Joe, Haskell, Fidelity, Everbank and the TU….not the community.

By: James

James — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:45:36 +0000

Well, maybe if the lunch time trolley is a success and people actually use it, they will expand the service. Now is the time to support this service and show there is a demand for this service.

By: urbanlibertarian

urbanlibertarian — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:08:25 +0000

They should just charge a dollar like the other buses and connect downtown, springfield, riiverside and san marco.

By: adam beaugh

adam beaugh — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:32:54 +0000

oh man. i’ll probably be working downtown this summer. if they would run a trolley during commuting hours, that would be great. i don’t want to pay to park downtown, and it would be a bit much to ride my bike in a suit.

By: Jennifer McCharen

Jennifer McCharen — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:01:06 +0000

at the JTA meeting I went to they explained that the trolleys were entirely to service the megacorps on Riverside Avenue during lunch. so they can go to five points or downtown on their breaks. I forgot this. It would be wonderful to have rapid, consistent transit through the urban core, ALL through it. Like, it’s more of a pain in the ass to bike to the South Bank than anything. If we had “trolley” service over there, back downtown, up to Springfield…oh well. I think someone should set up a commuter van service like they have along Flatbush, in Brooklyn. You pay a dollar to these gypsy cab van drivers and go anywhere along Flatbush Avenue that you want. It’s great! We might not have the density for it though.

By: Adrienne Moore

Adrienne Moore — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:47:18 +0000

It would be awesome if the trolley ran nights and weekends. If I lived in Riverside, I’d ride it in a heartbeat to go out downtown on the weekends or for dinner during the week. Who wants to drive? And it would definitely beat riding a bike between the two areas when it’s dark out.

By: Travis Schmeisser

Travis Schmeisser — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:13:15 +0000

FAIL. Nights and weekends would rule.