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The City of Murfreesboro’s Rover bus system is nearing its 3-year anniversary, and it’s time to take a look at the current routes and service and determine if changes or adjustments need to be made, according to Transportation Director Dana Richardson.

The City has contracted with TranSystems, Inc., a nationally known transportation consulting firm, and Sterling Communications, a local public involvement and public relations firm, to coordinate the service assessment.

“While we have made some interim route and schedule changes along the way, we’re now looking for a more comprehensive review of Rover’s routes and schedules, and what riders want and need,” says Richardson.

On Feb. 23, 24 and 25, a team of data collectors will ride Rover buses alongside daily riders. A short written survey will be distributed and collected back from every rider who would like to participate. In addition, data collectors will count the number of riders who get on and off Rover buses at each stop.

“We have designed the survey to quickly capture rider information and thoughts about Rover,” Richardson said. “We’ll distribute it as riders board and ask them to complete the forms before they get off the bus. We appreciate riders taking just a few minutes to complete the survey as it will give us valuable information to use in planning future Rover services.”

For scheduling information, go to www.murfreesborotn.gov and click Rover Bus Schedules.
 
 
 
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Member Opinions:
By: josef on 2/15/10
Maybe they might expand their survey to non-riders, trying to discover what decisions are making non-riders stay AWAY from this transportation alternative.

By: tengun on 2/18/10
I would assume that this would be more comprehensive than just a rider survey. The issues associated with the service will not be addressed until the city commits to the service. Whereas many cities the same size provide public transit they also provide adequate funding. The city refuses to make committments to public transit while continuing to spend money on intersection improvement and traffic cameras. These traffic investments suppose to fix the problems of our fair city but a you can tell have failed. Have you been stopped in traffic lately? Why is our traffic so much worse thann cities three times our size? Mkaes one question the professional credibility of those that keep telling us we need better intersections, etc. You don't have to be a genious to recognize the failure absolute failure of this approach. Maybe instead of complaining about how much money is being spent on transit maybe everyone should be asking why we are spending so much on roadways improvments that don't work.


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