07 April 2006

#4131

This number feels new - maybe this weekend I'll do the archive dive and create a chart - how hard could it be? This bus didn't have straps, so apparently installation is in progress. I used the strap for a minute on last night's ride home - a helpful addition.

Today's ridership was very nice. We all had comfortable space and everyone who got on was someone who had ridden before. The professor was there and smoke hair lady, again. For the second time this week, we had a second bicycle guy. He got on at the stop after mine - wonder if he'll become a new regular? Twice isn't enough - I'll have to make up the rules and then post them. I bet we start getting more regulars, though. ASU sent out the new parking decal rates and yoweee! They are almost doubling the cost and there will be less spaces available. There are 35,000 cars that go to ASU daily, only 19,600 parking spaces and plans to reduce parking spaces by 25%. The math is killing me - no wonder parking is such a nightmare! We still have the cheapest parking in the Pac 10 and pretty cheap for most of the country. They are offering incentives to keep people from driving individually (good luck with that) and the free bus pass is one of them. I bet there will be some increase in bus ridership - it's a very decent alternative to the crummy traffic and killer parking. I think today's picture is self-explanatory.

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