Speeding Things Up…
Well I Guess I Spoke To Soon…
A couple of week ago, I was all bent out of shape, about how crappy the bus service is here. I saw the stuff about the Metro Area Express (MAX) on the Hampton Roads Transit website, but there was only proposed routes, and fares, go figure a week or so before the first run of the service and no schedule. I think this is a step in the right direction for HRT, but I still have some issues.
The $3.00 fare is a little steep, considering that the “MAX” routes do not issue transfers, but they will accept transfers and fare cards until September 30th. I am guessing that they will not accept them after that, which will kick the fare to $4.50 each way, not bad considering gas prices I guess. I don’t understand the No Transfers policy, kind of backwards from most transit systems, usually you can always transfer from an express to a local, or upgrade for the difference.
The schedules for the most part look pretty good, 5AM to 8PM, and 20 minute spacing during peak hours, and 30 minute non peak. The routes look to be useful to the residents of Hampton Roads…
So I stand corrected, you can get there from here, and in less then 2 hours, there’s still work to do, but it is looking better… Now if Virginia Beach would get on the fixed rail band wagon…