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PalmTran is cutting routes HARD
Posted by transitgallery on Sat Jul 5 22:14:43 2008 edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Check this out: Public Meetings Notice of Public Hearing 17-July-2008 Proposed Discontinuation of Route 5 Service The Palm Tran Service Board will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at 1:30 p.m., at the Clayton Hutcheson Agricultural Center, located at 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33415. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss and receive public comments regarding the proposed elimination of all service on Route 5. Public comment and discussion will also take place regarding the following proposed changes: Discontinuing Saturday service on Routes 4, 41 and 60 Discontinuing Saturday service on Routes 20, 30, 61, 63, 71, 73, 80 and 81 Reducing Night service on Routes 1, 2, 3, 40, 43, 47 and 48 Reducing the Sunday service schedule on Route 70 Modifying the weekend routing on Route 40 to provide service between the MALL @ WELLINGTON GREEN and BELLE GLADE only----existing weekend trips between the MALL @ WELLINGTON GREEN and DOWNTOWN WEST PALM BEACH will be discontinued. and reducing trips on routes currently operating service after 9PM. These changes may have an impact on the hours of service availability for passengers riding Palm Tran Connection. Written comments will also be received at Palm Tran, 3201 Electronics Way, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 until 5:00 p.m., July 15, 2008. Voice comments will be accepted at 561-841-4360 until 5:00 p.m. July 15, 2008.
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Posted by Edwards!* on Sat Jul 5 22:52:51 2008, in response to PalmTran is cutting routes HARD, posted by transitgallery on Sat Jul 5 22:14:43 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Fuel prices..really suck. Cutting services like that will hurt a lot of people.
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Posted by phxtusbusfan* on Sat Jul 5 22:55:22 2008, in response to Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD, posted by Edwards! on Sat Jul 5 22:52:51 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d It may, I mean may, upset enough people to the point where the government will have to increase transit agency spending.
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Posted by roscoman1986* on Sat Jul 5 23:19:56 2008, in response to PalmTran is cutting routes HARD, posted by transitgallery on Sat Jul 5 22:14:43 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d From what I understand, they are trying to pull a Sun Tran and convert their fleet to biodiesel, which apparently helped them out of a fare increase, but they did it a bit too late. Is this all fuel-related?
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Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD
Posted by Orange Blossom Special* on Sat Jul 5 23:36:10 2008, in response to Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD, posted by roscoman1986 on Sat Jul 5 23:19:56 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d they usually claim its tax related. Lot of cuts all over, even Hernando counties "the bus" may cease to exist. But I'm still lost as to how the taxes are LESS than they were 8 years ago. I don't fully buy it!
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Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD
Posted by Orange Blossom Special* on Sat Jul 5 23:37:24 2008, in response to Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Jul 5 23:36:10 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d i bet gas does have a bit in this, but taxes mostly I believe.
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Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD
Posted by mtancct* on Mon Jul 7 10:23:12 2008, in response to Re: PalmTran is cutting routes HARD, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Jul 5 23:37:24 2008.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d What usually happens when its stated that the taxes are less...its because the overall spending habits...when the spending habits are changed, even to a small degree overall, then the collection of taxes are decreased, thus the small percentage that is received by transit agencies is less. Then when you factor in the higher operating costs (in actually dollars) versus what the agencies project for each fiscal year, those deficits can arrive very quickly. So with the operating costs increasing at a larger rate and the funding (from the tax collection of the municipalities; based on the funding policy --generally speaking, not sure of the funding sources in Florida)...one can generally say that maybe the main reason for the service cuts in that area.
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