[Nfbmo] metro holding presentation at Creve Coeur Mo city councilmeeting related to Metro Service cuts.

[Debbie Wunder]

I think this change in route will also effect those wishing to use the metro 
to travel to state convention
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Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 10:36 PM
Subject: [Nfbmo] metro holding presentation at Creve Coeur Mo city 
councilmeeting related to Metro Service cuts.


> Just an FYI.  Metro will be doing a brief presentation at the Creve Coeur
> city council meeting tomorrow night on the impending service cuts for the
> west county Creve Coeur area.  The presentation will begin promptly at
> 7pm at he Creve Coeur Government center in the multi purpose room.  iF
> you will be affected please try and come even though this is last minute.
>  The no 91 Olive bus which runs from the Delmar Metro Station to
> Chesterfield Mall will no longer pick up passengers past Olive and 270.
> The last pick up will be at Ballas and Olive while the bus will turn just
> west of 270 at Coeur De Ville and go back into the city.  Please keep  in
> mind if you do not live in  the area but go to any doctors or medical
> centers in this area this will mean you are no long qualified for ADA
> paratransit services.  Any trips out to doctors offices in this area will
> then be non ADA trips meaning you will pay full Call A Ride fare which
> starts at about $7 per zone right  now but will be changed to a mileage
> system so you will not qualify for ADA trips.  All metro cuts go into
> effect on March 30th.  Signs have been posted at all effected bus stops.
> City buses will no longer run as often and stops will be moved further
> distances. Also Metro is holding a meeting at the MCB building Tuesday
> morning at 10am looking for those individuals who will be effected.
> Metro and a communications company will be presents.  This is the same
> company responsible for the Propositions M adds. Please if you are
> effected try to attend.   Also two other important points.  If the bus
> stops running at a certain time in your area you will also not be
> eligible for ADA trips and in the city you will not have access to Call A
> Ride for those hours there is no service.  Secondly no one will recieve
> ADA paratransit services if they are more than 3/4 of a mile from a fixed
> route bus.  If you have questions on this you may call the reservations
> line and they can  check and see if your trip will be eligible.  Many
> transit companies across the country are hedging on the 3/4 of  a mile
> limit so you may have to mapquest your trip and prove you are in that
> zone.
>
>
> Robyn
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