NOLA Public transport (part 1 of 5 — RTA Call takers; non-staggered schedule; biking Across or through the crescent)

Ok, my car died in April, and I’ve been taking public transportation a bit more. Here is some things I’ve found out.

Biking further out in the wheel/circle is not much longer than inside. I mean riding down magazine or even St. Charles was not too bad. Magazine was during the day, and like the quarter, I pretty much keep pace with the cars. I could have passed them, but didn’t feel like the trouble. I’ve followed a few busses, caught them and rode them. (However I still like Earheart, but have added Lafitte and Fontainebleau — See this weeks bike post)

I did call the info line a few times, and they are totally clueless. One time I asked when the next bus was leaving, and they said x. I asked when the next one was, and they said “you know it is an hourly bus”. No, but now I do. Well it turns out its not. (NOTE: It could have been I don’t remember, it could have been a weekend*) I was starting to get upset over the next few weeks when they said that the Feret #15 bus and the Claiborne #16 bus both end up uptown at the same time. (I’m thinking they should stagger adjacent bus lines so if you miss one, you can walk to the next one. Sure I understand that having them all meet at the same time means that they can meet other busses for transfers, but that is another point entirely)

Well, I knew the Claiborne bus shifts at some point, and shifts from about twice an hour to once an hour with at one point during the change over having an abnormally long time between busses as they don’t just eliminate a bus, and rather than cut the time they essentially cancel two and add a new one. (at least that is my thought on what it feels like.) But then as soon as the shift happens, its about time that they go back to two busses for the evening.

*Well it turns out that the Feret bus is not twice an hour on the weekends.

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