Best way to Cherry Street

[Breadburner]

quote:Originally posted by Double A

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

Bottom line, its pretty easy to get to Cherry Street from downtown. Sometimes the city actually works.

                                                Whatever happened to the rubber wheeled trolleys that were supposed to be running between the Downtown Districts, Cherry Street, SoBo, Brookside, etc.? With the PGA in town it would have added a nice touch and more ease of mobility for visitors.

Those were alot of fun....One driver stopped and let us get a 12 pack.....

[TheArtist]

quote:Originally posted by Double A

quote:Originally posted by waterboy

Bottom line, its pretty easy to get to Cherry Street from downtown. Sometimes the city actually works.

                                                Whatever happened to the rubber wheeled trolleys that were supposed to be running between the Downtown Districts, Cherry Street, SoBo, Brookside, etc.? With the PGA in town it would have added a nice touch and more ease of mobility for visitors.

I hear ya. They keep trying to do too many destinations on too many days. Then there are not enough riders over all and it costs a fortune to try and maintain.

Start off with just friday nights, all day saturday and late night, perhaps moring till early afternoon on sunday.

Dont wander all over town, start off with a few of the most used areas.

Have frequent trips between those few areas. People along Cherry Street, Brookside, Downtown Districts should never have to wait more than 30 minutes to see another trolley and no destination should be more than 30 minutes away.

Once people get used to seeing the trolleys making frequent stops to the "best" areas they will start using the trolleys. Start small, advertise it wherever possible, and then as ridership increases, THEN slowly increase the number of destinations.

Trolley stops should have easily visible signage with the days and hours the trolleys run, routes and average times between each trolley stopping there. City promotional material should have those maps as well for visitors to be aware of. Put them in Hotel rooms, the airport, tape them on windows in local shops etc.

When big events are in town add Philbrook, Utica Square and Gilcrease to a few of the loops.

I lived in Eureka Springs for about 3 years. When people see the trolleys going by frequently, they get the idea to use them. If you just see them once every few hours and have no idea where else they are going and when they are coming back, your not going to bother. It has to be an easy, available, impulse.


Hopefully as local ridership increases. The areas served become more dense and urban. The number of days and hours can be increased.  Consider even the locals as visitors and tourists. Start small and get people used to riding them on the weekends, its usually when I get out and about, have guests or run around with friends.

[waterboy]

Why don't you do it? Pay a driver to drive that high maintenance fuel hog all day without riders,  then insure it at rates like its the space shuttle. Rent it out for parties and watch in horror as the riders get stinkin' drunk and tear your bus apart. I once rented my bus to a brides bachelorette party. They lured drunk men on board at area clubs, charged them $5 bucks apiece to go party with them (nothing dumber than a drunk horny man) and kept trying to get my driver to party with them. At the end of the trip, they made more money than I did!! Should have hired them to drive for me.

Not as easy as it sounds.