R2008-220 APPROVING CHANGES IN BUS ROUTES AND SCHEDULES

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a e2 PUBLIC COMMENT p g Staff response: The elimination of the Millikin Area Trolley route does not reduce bus service between the campus area and downtown. There will continue to be bus service every 30 minutes as there is � f the Cit . And the bus fare for Millikin students to now linkin the cam us to all other arts o � g p P Y "travel by bus to grocery stores,banks or the mall", anywhere outside of downtown, would not change. The only thing that would change with the elimination of the Millikin Area Trolley is that there will no lon er be free tri s to and from downtown for Millikin students and faculty. g — P free tri s have been recorded in the ast 12 months there is no indication that the Since only 541 p p , free rides or the Millikin Area Trolley are important to the Millikin students. Service to two large areas is being improved from one bus every 2 hours,just 6 trips per day, to one bus per hour, 13 trips per day. Areas receiving improved service include W. Main St. from Dipper Lane to the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel; and South Side Dr. and the Enterprise School area, including the new Decatur Township office and the new senior citizen housing on S. Main St. Unfortunately, these increases in service come at the cost of the reduction in service for one small area. The area of the current#62 Oakland route lying north of W. Main St. will have service reduced from one bus every 30 minutes to one bus per hour. Since the area losing service is much smaller than the area gaining service, staff finds the change to be justified.