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Re: Valley Metro busfanning trip report 09.27.08 |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Mon Sep 29 00:13:31 2008, in response to Valley Metro busfanning trip report 09.27.08, posted by phxtusbusfan on Sun Sep 28 02:42:17 2008. Today, I was either incredibly bored or I had no life or some combination of the two so I decided to embark upon the longest busfanning trip of the Valley Metro system I had so far. I had a goal in mind which was to see if I could find the 2008 hybrid. Unfortunately, I failed at that goal. However, I was able to make a decent amount of observations, ride a lot of buses, and have a very stress free day.Wow. Thanks so much for your efforts. I appreciate the report and the photographs. - standing room only on the Green Line at approx 9am Great to hear! - the 61s deviation from Southern onto Country Club to the Home Depot south of US60 and back is the stupidest "gerrymandered" route I've ever seen, one person got off of the bus at the Home Depot and absolutely nobody got on I would have to agree with you. Prior to 28 July 2008, Route 156 - Chandler Boulevard/Williams Field Road turned onto Dobson Road to access Chandler Regional Hospital at Dobson Road and Frye Road (0.5 miles south of Chandler Boulevard). When Route 96 - Dobson Road became a supergrid route, Route 156 stopped going to the hospital because it could be serviced by Route 96. (Note: The Bus Book and map still show that the hospital is served by Route 156 although "156 - Dobson Road turn elimiated" is listed in the "Route Changes" section at the front of the Bus Book.) Why would they not do the same thing with Route 61 at Country Club Drive? The only reason I could think of is because Route 112 - Country Club Drive/Arizona Avenue only runs Monday through Friday. - the operator was talking to someone who seemed to be either a friend/fellow operator (wearing street clothes) about how he was trying to figure out how to get the dispatcher to give him bus #6623. He and the friend seemed to agree that #6623 was a bus of choice. I may be reading between the lines too much but I am curious if maybe #6623 and NOT #6648 is the hybrid. I rode 6623 about a week and a half ago. There was no hybrid markings on the exterior (I did not look for them, but I would have seen them if they were there), and there was nothing that would set it apart from other 2008 C40LFRs. - the 81 goes through Tempe Marketplace again (and almost was involved in an accident in the parking lot there) What do you mean by "again"? I actually feel Route 81 should not go into Tempe Marketplace. In August, the route for Orbit Earth was modified (Orbit Earth serves North Tempe). At first, it had a terminus on College Avenue and at Tempe Marketplace. To go between these two points, it wound around North Tempe. In order to provide a more direct connection between Arizona State University and Tempe Marketplace, Tempe turned the route into a big circle (using "Forward" and "Back" as directions). Orbit Earth now travels along University Drive. I feel that this direct connection means that Route 81 - Hayden Road/McClintock Drive no longer needs to go into Tempe Marketplace. It wastes time and is mainly used by ASU students who can now use Orbit Earth. |
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