by San Diego Transit
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I am extremely disturbed at the Lowell Regional Transit Authority's new operating plan, to begin on August 1. For starters, they have replaced the old bus schedules that operated on somewhat of a regular 30 minute or 60 minute headway on all lines throughout the day to a schedule that by all means does not adhere to industry standard, practice, or common sense. Secondly, for the past twenty plus years, or as far back as I can remember (I'm 26), the LRTA (and former operators) have sustained route numbers in a clockwise fashion around the system (for the most part). Routes to Pawtucketville and Westford Street, two of the system’s most heavily utilized have always been numbered 11 and 8 respectively. NOW, all of a sudden, they have been re-numbered with the rest of the system(with three exceptions) to randomly designated "free" numbers between 4 and 18. If you go to LRTA.com and compare current schedules and route numbers with proposed schedules and route numbers, you'll see exactly what I mean. I am utterly flabbergasted and dismayed at the actions and planning of the LRTA. The shear magnitude of confusion for the public regarding these changes (route number and schedule) is going to be off the scales. Something must be done.
One nice mentionable is some of the extensions that are already in place or those that will begin on the 1st such as the new transit center at Gallagher Terminal, service on the Billerica Route to North Billerica Station, New service between Chelmsford Center and Drum Hill, improved frequency on the Burlington Mall/Lahey Clinic Line, as well as other frequency improvements.
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I am extremely disturbed at the Lowell Regional Transit Authority's new operating plan, to begin on August 1. For starters, they have replaced the old bus schedules that operated on somewhat of a regular 30 minute or 60 minute headway on all lines throughout the day to a schedule that by all means does not adhere to industry standard, practice, or common sense. Secondly, for the past twenty plus years, or as far back as I can remember (I'm 26), the LRTA (and former operators) have sustained route numbers in a clockwise fashion around the system (for the most part). Routes to Pawtucketville and Westford Street, two of the system’s most heavily utilized have always been numbered 11 and 8 respectively. NOW, all of a sudden, they have been re-numbered with the rest of the system(with three exceptions) to randomly designated "free" numbers between 4 and 18. If you go to LRTA.com and compare current schedules and route numbers with proposed schedules and route numbers, you'll see exactly what I mean. I am utterly flabbergasted and dismayed at the actions and planning of the LRTA. The shear magnitude of confusion for the public regarding these changes (route number and schedule) is going to be off the scales. Something must be done.
One nice mentionable is some of the extensions that are already in place or those that will begin on the 1st such as the new transit center at Gallagher Terminal, service on the Billerica Route to North Billerica Station, New service between Chelmsford Center and Drum Hill, improved frequency on the Burlington Mall/Lahey Clinic Line, as well as other frequency improvements.
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Last edited by San Diego Transit on Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.