Monday, January 14, 2008

Save Ride On Route 37!!

This blog has been created to help save Ride On Route 37. The county has slated the 37 for discontinuation because it is (in their words) "underperforming". Several of us are banding together to try to change the county's mind. Here's how you can help:

  • Every time you ride the bus, email which bus you were on (date, starting time, origination) and how many people were on the bus to rideon37@hotmail.com,. We will be collecting the data & trending it to calculate how many people ride. With enough data, we hope to show the county that the route is NOT underperforming.
  • Contact Councilmember Roger Berliner & Transit Chief Carolyn Biggins to express your disapproval of the proposal. See the Contact section on the right --> for phone & email contact. See above for a sample letter.
  • Encourage others to ride the bus. The more people we get, the more likely it is to be saved.
  • Attend the February 11, 2008 meeting.
  • Sign up to speak at the February 11, 2008 meeting.
  • Attend the January 22 budget meeting in Chevy Chase & encourage the county to not cut the RideOn budget.
  • Ask your Homeowner's/Civic Association to speak out against the proposal, both by contacting the County Council & the transit Chief (Carolyn Biggins).
We'll post more details about the January budget meeting and the February 11th Ride On meetings shortly --check the Upcoming Dates/Events section to the right ---> for the latest information.

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