[NFBMO] Recent changes to Metro Bus is in St. Louis?

[CKTisdal]

Hey Fred, 

There were public meetings held at the end of April thru May of 2018, as well as announced on the news station.  Also it was posted at the Metro-Link stations and on the side of buses.  The news stations when reporting on the changes always told people to go to Metrostlouis.org/Reimagine for more information and updates.  

Sorry to hear this has left you in a spot.  It does seem to have left both sighted and sight impaired  
In a spot as well.  Made it more difficult in getting from point A to pointB or just having to go out of your way to get where you want.

As for Metro sending out information on changes to any persons with a Disability, I have never heard or known of them to do this.  Hope this is helpful to you.

By the way, Lewis and Clark Chapter is currently the only Chapter in the St. Louis area. 

Sincerely, 

Christopher Tisdal
Lewis and Clark Chapter President
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri

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Subject: [NFBMO] Recent changes to Metro Bus is in St. Louis?

good afternoon. I’m curious to know if anyone from either one of the chapters in the St. Louis area, or the presidents of these chapters received information email or otherwise with regard to proposed changes to St. Louis Metro bus routes? I am also interested in determining whether or not individuals who are blind in the St. Louis area received notice about public meetings with regard to possible changes to metro bus routes. The reason I am interested is that recently changes to a Metro bus route have put me on a street were no bus route is available to me. I purchased my home on this street because of the bus route which was present at that time. I have been in touch with My Alterman, and also with the office of disabilities here in the St. Louis area to explain my dilemma. I personally was not notified, and I don’t know of anyone who is blind that was notified with regard to these changes. I further believe that if Metro is going to be making changes to bus routes that every effort needs to be made to contact those of us who are most affected by changes in bus routes in the St. Louis area. If no effort was made to contact those of us who are blind then perhaps Metro needs to be reminded of the fact that we need to have a voice in necessary changes to metro bus routes and that they need to make a better effort to contact us with regard to possible changes, open meetings concerning changes, before they occur, not after. If I am to proceed in my efforts to force Metro to be more aware of us as a group then I do indeed need to hear from those of you who are involved in the two local chapters of this organization thank you very much Fred Olver

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