So this morning I went to Metro’s Board Hearing. The Hearings at the 4th Thursday of the month at 08.30. The public is welcome encouraged to attend.
- Google Transit is coming, they did an internal preview of the system. Some of the features that you can expect to see are. Which corner to stand on, number of stops during the trip, along with the commute time.
- Any abrupt change in routes/services will be posted on Metro’s site. www.OMetro.com as it takes 2 weeks for changes to occur on Google Transit.
- On Friday September 23rd, Metro was able to lock in fuel prices at $2.9599 a gallon for the 1st Quarter of 2012.
- The time(miles & hours) between service interruption & road calls are increasing over Year-to-Date from 2010. This is attributable to the 42 new buses being in the fleet. 31 of those buses have been on the road for at least 1 calendar year.
- The most important thing that will effect the riders is the proposed fare Adjustments.
- Transfers will increase from $0.05 to $0.25, The 30 pass will be increased 10% to $55 & 27.50 respectfully. There will also be a $3.00 express fare added to the schedule of fares.
- Metro is providing an opportunity to be heard about the proposed fare adjustments.
- The meetings are the week of November 6th. The 1st meeting is Tuesday 10/8 at OIC (2724 N. 24th St.), the 2nd meeting is Wednesday 10/9 at South Omaha Library (2808 Q St.). Both of those meetings are at 18.15. The 3rd meeting is Thursday 10/10 at Peter Kiewit Conference Center (1313 Farnam St. Room 218) time is 11.30. Be involved & provide your input.
Thanks for reading.