Northside bus riders weigh in on proposed changes
As GRTC works to balance the needs of its riders with a contracting operating budget, it is inviting Richmond residents to give them feedback on proposed changes — including those impacting riders of North Richmond bus routes, the Route 20 bus along Brookland Park Boulevard and the Route 22 bus on Hermitage Road. The Times-Dispatch has […]
As GRTC works to balance the needs of its riders with a contracting operating budget, it is inviting Richmond residents to give them feedback on proposed changes — including those impacting riders of North Richmond bus routes, the Route 20 bus along Brookland Park Boulevard and the Route 22 bus on Hermitage Road.
The Times-Dispatch has details on last week’s first public hearing:
Thomas Rogers came hoping to save North Side bus route 22.
Until last night, it was scheduled to be eliminated. Now, it might still have a ray of hope.
Without bus 22, Rogers’ only alternative is Chamberlayne route 37.
“Bus 22 is a smaller, more personal” option, Rogers said, “not crazy and crowded like Chamberlayne 37.”
Rogers was talking before the start of an informal town meeting sponsored last night by GRTC Transit System at the Richmond Police Academy on Graham Road in North Side. The meeting attracted about 30 people.
Rogers, 26, a tech employee for the city’s schools, doesn’t drive. The loss of North Side 22 would add to the time it takes him to get to and from work — to say nothing of the discomfort.
About 10 people in the crowd asked questions or made comments.
A teacher complained that it was hard to carry a lot of materials on the Chamberlayne 37 bus because it was so crowded.
GRTC Chief Executive Officer John Lewis listened to everyone’s complaints and suggestions.
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