City Council Minutes 1984 04 17 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

4/1T/84 Page -8- Marjorie Maagoe, 1132 Ms. Maagoe stated that she had been riding Jefferson the bus for 7 years and she was happy to hear that: there would be a park and ride closer to Louisville. She would like suggest, as it was her understanding that it hadn't beers done for approximately 10 years, is that: who is going to use the bus and where they come from by a survey of the people. Who uses R.T.D.? This was discussed on Channel 6 by reporters and they said this has not been done. If R.T.D. would interview the people between 6:30 and 8:00 o'clock, Monday through Friday they could find out where they come from, and she felt this was long overdue throughout the metropolitan area. She felt that R.T.D. didn't know where the people are coming from that ride the bus and one way to find out is to ask them. Ms. Maagoe was also concerned about the S bus and urged that we still do have it. It :is not a big bus for this area; it does not serve Denver. It serves the lines on I-25 and sometimes it is almost impossible to ]oe seated when you come back. She has addressed public hearings on R.T.D. before ±o express concern about the S bus. It would be convenient to have better service r.ig:ht through the City of Louisville. Mayor Meier Commented he too was happy to hear a park and ride was going to be built - felt that it 'was overdue and concurred with the comments made by the people who spoke. He had re- ceived complaints from various people about the availability of leaving and returning to the City of Louisville on the R.T.D. buses. A bus was recently lost ~ to catch people through Longmont; also lost a stop here and they gained a stop in Lafayette which caused a problem for at least two people. Mr. Womack stated he welcomed the input fr~~ everyone and if they had a complaint to let him in know, preferably in writing, or call him, he would see what could be done. He further stated, in the past no one cared about the bus system all they wanted to do way: build a light rail system. They now have a new director whom he felt would make the bus system work efficiently.