Although some thought the second Wake Forest Loop bus route – running the same route except in reverse – would be ready in December, Communications and Public Affairs Director Bill Crabtree says it will be January.
“Nothing is occurring in December,” Crabtree wrote in response to a Gazette question.” In January, we will be adding Saturday service and the reverse route. The reverse route will match the current route exactly but run in the opposite direction.
“Staff is still working with GoRaleigh to iron out all the details to make sure the stops and times work. I’ll provide additional information as it becomes available.”
The article from the town describing some extensions to the current route always said it would be early in 2020 when the reverse-route bus is added.
It also announced the two buses would operate on Saturday. “Beginning in early 2020, the Town will introduce Saturday service and a reverse route which will add a second bus running in the opposite direction. As a result, the Wake Forest Loop will operate six days a week and area residents will be able to travel both clockwise and counter-clockwise along the existing route cutting wait times in half from 60 to 30 minutes. The local service will remain free of charge.”
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“free of charge” Everywhere that statement appears in journalism should be replaced with “paid for with taxpayer funds”. Creating the idea in the mind of the public that something provided by government is free is a lie. If we pay taxes, we pay for it. If it wasn’t being done, my taxes would be lower.
He could be trying to disuade a lot of calls to his office asking how much it costs to ride the bus.