Commuter Buses' Popularity * USA - Puts Placer agency in mass-transit pickle
No more riders, please!
Sacramento,CA,USA -The Sacramento Bee, by Tony Bizjak -March 12, 2008: -- It's not a message you'd expect to hear from a transit agency, but it's exactly what Placer Commuter Express bus officials are pleading... With gas prices mounting and the economy slowing, commuters from Colfax, Auburn and other foothill communities have been filling bus seats so fast that operators this week said no more... The little agency, which runs three leased buses on Interstate 80 to and from downtown Sacramento, announced it will sell tickets only to current riders... Anyone else will have to go on a waiting list... That's because of reports piling up in recent weeks that Placer's green and white buses have had to turn riders away, Placer County public works official Will Garner said... (Picture by Bryan Patrick/sacbee - Seats are at a premium as a Placer Commuter Express bus takes on riders Tuesday at Ninth and P streets in downtown Sacramento. The service added a third bus in 2007 and has temporarily leased a fourth bus, although officials say they don't have the funds to expand beyond their 150-rider capacity)Labels: more buses
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