[Summit] RIPTA Presents Revised 49 Bus Route

[Jeffrey Cavanaugh]

It looks like the old route went to the Shaw's off Ann Mary street and they
are abandoning that in favor of going to the hospital.  The path through Mt.
Hope and to downtown appears basically the same.  I'm wondering what good
this route does?  It used to help people from a poorer neighborhood where
there were many without cars or funds for taxis to do grocery shopping.  Now
I'm not sure what it accomplishes beyond what some combination of 99, 42 and
the existing Miriam shuttles do.  Maybe this is one bus route that should
simply be eliminiated.  Maybe increase frequency on one or both of the other
routes.

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Jesse C. Polhemus <rynemonn at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Representatives of RIPTA attended SNA's Board meeting on Monday to present
> a revised route for the 49 bus (Camp Street - Miriam Hospital) that will
> debut on 1/18.  These changes were intended to benefit hospital employees,
> patients, and visitors while minimizing the impact on neighborhood
> residents.  SNA has not taken a position on the new route, but we encourage
> neighbors to share their feedback with RIPTA directly.
>
> Please visit www.summitneighbors.org to look at a map of the revised
> route.
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