FRESNO (KMJ) — Current and potentially future riders of the City of Fresno’s FAX bus are being asked to tell officials what they think of the service, with a view to redefining the transit system for years to come.
“The system is essentially an extension or adaptation of the same system that was around in the 1960s,” explained Interim Assistant City Manager Bruce Rudd.
“Nothing has really changed, we’ve just extended service further and further north just to accommodate growth.
“Over the last four to five years though, we’ve also seen a significant decline in ridership and we are concerned that, because of growth and because of travel patterns, people need to get to other places other than where FAX currently operates.”
During the announcement inside Fresno City Hall Monday morning, Rudd explained that the restructuring effort is to identify how to provide for the residents of 2017.
“We are literally looking at the system if we were going to start a transit system today, brand new, and come up with routes that better serve the community.
“Now this requires a lot of community input.”
That input will take the shape of a series of public workshops, as detailed below:
Saturday November 4th
11 am – 1pm
Fresno City College, Skylight Room
Monday November 6th
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Central Valley Regional Center
Tuesday November 7th
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Mosqueda Community Center
Wednesday November 8th
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Frank H. Ball Community Center
Thursday November 9th
10am – 12 noon
Woodward Library, Woodward Park Meeting Room
Thursday November 9th
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Pinedale Community Center
Saturday November 11th
11am – 1pm
Holmes Community Center
Wednesday December 6th
5.30pm – 7.30pm
Pinedale Community Center
More information from the City of Fresno can be found clicking here.
Hear the report from KMJ’s Dominic McAndrew as it aired:
