Southeast Meeting
-16 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
International High School...Needs transit options
ROB POLENS
11 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
We need to get a conector that goes from the plymouth park and ride to old earhart, u of m facility and dominoes farms. there are hundreds of people who work here but don't want to risk crossing the dangerous over pass or the off ramps
Southeast Meeting
12 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
People walking on Whittaker Road median-lots of accidents with pedestrians
West Meeting
8 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add Bus Stop at Gabriel Richard H.S.
West Meeting
15 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Need bus stop at Geddes and Dixboro
Southeast Meeting
-16 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Is Ypsilanti Senior Center being served by transit. Senior is also the Recreation Center
West Meeting
6 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Consider extending bus route along Plymouth Road between U.S. 23 and Dixboro Road
Ypsilanti Meeting
-47 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Want an AirRide stop in Ypsilanti to the airport. Would love it if the bus stopped in downtown. This is a high priority for Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti Meeting
-9 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
A direct bus between Ypsilanti and Saline along Michigan Avenue would avoid all the congestion around Briarwood around peak hours
West Meeting
-14 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add stop at major employment destinations like Avis Farms
West Meeting
7 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Perhaps 75% of Superior Township residents would not benefit/use the proposed transit.
West Meeting
-16 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add stop at major employment destinations like Domino's Farms. WATS can conduct an analysis of Domino's Farms employees to determine where they are coming from. Could be used to justify a transit service.
Ypsilanti Meeting
-9 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Washtenaw Avenue express bus with very limited stops between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor
Southeast Meeting
-16 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add fixed route to Lincoln Consolidated School
West Meeting
-5 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Barton Hills is almost a complete donor. We get practically nothing
Ypsilanti Meeting
-3 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Lots of support for a stop in Ypsilanti to the airport.
Ypsilanti Meeting
-2 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Think expansions to Route 4 is a great idea. It gives people a taste of what expanded services would be like and more people are apt to vote positively.
Ypsilanti Meeting
0 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
How can we better engage EMU in the transit planning process? What is needed to attract more participation? Group thinks that if transit increases student convenience and attracts more students to the school, then EMU would be more interested. Also possibly helping EMU alleviate their parking problem. Currently, EMU has concerns with routing busses through campus may need help with their routing needs, or understanding their congestion issues.
Ann Arbor Meeting
-8 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Expanded hours on the buses is a good thing but there are a lot of empty busses on off-hours.
Ypsilanti Meeting
-11 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
The route that goes out to Grove Road, lots of value in this route as well. Grove Road is slated for a street improvement in the near future, which will complement the bus route enhancements.
Ann Arbor Meeting
-25 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add more late night service on Route 4 (Washtenaw) for people visiting entertainment venues in Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti.
Ann Arbor Meeting
26 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
How about the Route 4 improvements?
Ann Arbor Meeting
2 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add a bus that connects Washtenaw to Stadium without having to go through the Blake Transit Center.
Ann Arbor Meeting
-12 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Improve connections between busses on Washtenaw and Arborland on Saturday mornings. Try to maintain in-route connections. I know bus drivers can talk to the control center and make connections sometimes.
Ypsilanti Meeting
-44 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
With changes in where kids go to school, was there any consideration to adding a bus from Ypsilanti to Saline along Michigan Avenue.
Ypsilanti Meeting
-28 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Glad to hear about the two-way route enhancements.
Ann Arbor Meeting
2 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Are the Blake Transit Center improvements outside the funding of the Five Year Transit Program?
Ypsilanti Meeting
8 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Dominos Farms, medical center on Dixboro are important destinations that AATA doesnt access while U of M does.
Ann Arbor Meeting
17 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Meijers (Jackson Road) is two miles from last #9 stop. Bus could use the Meijers parking lot to turn around.
Pittsfield Meeting
-14 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
High School wants a bus stop because students dont have cars.
Ypsilanti Meeting
2 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Route 46 in Ypsilanti Township. This is a big plus; allows people to get to the Library and shopping in that area.
Ann Arbor Meeting
-5 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Route 9 ridership has increased at all times of day. Would help if the hours of operation were extended to 11:00 p.m. (currently ends around 10:00 p.m.).
Ann Arbor Meeting
-1 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
The routes (even those within Ann Arbor) have apparently been prioritized on the basis of a central employment center (downtown and the University of Michigan). This follows the traditional wheel-and-spoke configuration that AATA has long used. But in order to make Ann Arbor truly independent of automobile travel for its citizens, we need better routes that take us to locations not in the downtown. For example, if one wishes to travel from the West side to the St. Joseph-Washtenaw Community College area, the time involved is almost prohibitive, given that it requires routing through downtown.
Pittsfield Meeting
-14 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Bus stop between Ellsworth & Michigan Ave. would be helpful so that parents can come to their childs events.
Pittsfield Meeting
-3 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Center for Independent Living clients (youth and young adults with developmental disabilities) live in Chelsea/Dexter, and are going to the hospital, activities of daily living, etc. These people need to have accessible transportation, particularly if they have to go to a program after school. Schools don't always have a bus to send students to these after-school programs. Most use ARide which provides door-to-door transportation. Problem with ARide: Offers a flat rate if ride begins & ends within boundary area. However, Pittsfield is outside of this boundary, and the person has to call ahead of time. Not always able to call ahead. Are charged more if they have to go to WCC or U of M.
Pittsfield Meeting
-10 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
U of M has a program (Jump Start) at Perry Nursery & other schools. Need to identify more schools with low-income children and supply bus stops/routes at or near those schools.
Pittsfield Meeting
-13 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Unless you have a car, there is no way to get to the movies on Carpenter Rd. A bus or shuttle would be appreciated.
Pittsfield Meeting
-13 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Arbor Ridge/Hampton Apts. Need bus along Michigan Ave. Mi. Ave. very busy/congested.
Pittsfield Meeting
-2 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Very unsafe to cross at Washtenaw by Arborland. Need other options. Many people with mobility issues cannot cross. Road is too scary to change from the 22 to the 7 bus. Add a bus stop to the other side so I don't have to cross the street to access the other route. Most of the time I use the 22, 7 and 5 buses. But it's hard to transfer between the routes.
Ypsilanti Meeting
3 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Want wireless services on Route 4 buses.
Pittsfield Meeting
-6 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
I work in various locations, and live by Ann Arbor Woods. I walk to Packard to get the bus. Too far away to walk to Washtenaw. I either have to get to work late or very early same going home. Times are very inconvenient. People would use the bus more if it were more convenient. Currently every half hour, but thats too inconvenient.
Pittsfield Meeting
12 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Request that the bus use Carpenter Rd. and Ann Arbor Saline Rd. (Walmart).
Jerry Hall
-8 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
I was very concerned you did not offer service on the half hour during evenings. The 4a/b bus between A2 and Ypsilanti at 7:48 was packed like a sardine can. Just because students go home doesn't mean commerce stops between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor right?
Also, stopping service so early on weekends is significant as many people need to get back and forth during these times as well.
Finally, the loop around the hospital is excessive. Most people needing the ride can walk 3-4 minutes to an Observatory St. stop and save several minutes on this route.
I also don't get why you're using the same bells and signals (for stop requests and location announcements) used in casinos. Are you promoting the casinos?
Finally, in San Diego one can text message a number assigned to every stop in the system to learn when the next bus will be at that stop. This has been very helpful and I believe would be a great addition to your system.
Thanks much!
Thanks
Pittsfield Meeting
-6 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
For the average person, not clear if they have any service potentially closer than Michigan Ave.?
Pittsfield Meeting
-7 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Need bus stop near Walmart/Saline HS. Enable students to use it to get to a job in Ann Arbor.
Pittsfield Meeting
-7 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
Restore Arborland stop.
Southeast Meeting
9 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Bus stops need shelters and security
Southeast Meeting
8 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Expand Whittaker Road route to include Lincoln Consolidated Schools
Cheryl Morris
1 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Many UofM medical & other students, AAPS Students/AfterSchool Programs/7thHrHighSchool needed as well as residents wanting to go to employment, Art Fairs, restaurants/shopping, etc. to reduce car usage/help environment, car is not working, etc. could use bus stop at Wellesley Gardens Condos.
Roger Kuhlman
3 Votes
Ann Arbor District
Urban Bus Improvements
I do not see why some people should have their personal transportation choices subsidized and others not, even if it is for public transportation. You will have to explain to me what is fair about that. Those using the bus should be paying basically the full cost of the bus system like I do with my automobile.
Instead of increasing the tax millage on Ann Arbor taxpayers, you should be lowering it and requiring users of the system to pick up more costs of the system. AATA should not be in the business of using taxpayer or public money to provide large subsidies to special groups and interests for long indefinite time periods.
Southeast Meeting
17 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
WCC service-ends early in evening and students have to ride to Briarwood before coming back to Ypsilanti. Any improvements planned to this service?
Corey Fellabaum
14 Votes
Northeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
There should be bus service in the Dixboro area because this area is growing with people and will benefit from public transit. Maybe send a bus down Plymouth Rd to Plymouth and have stops a long the way. Plymouth Road can get really congested by Dixboro and M-153 Ford Rd. It will benefit Ann Arbor, Superior Township, Salem Township, and Plymouth because it will connect people to both cities and will benefit the local community!
Carla Kay Baumann
7 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Please offer Saturday service from the Rawsonville Rd. stop to Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti.
I would like to be able to shop Briarwood Mall on the weekend.
Nancy
-8 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Please consider a route that would serve middle agers and seniors in the 2 condo communities (Terrace Park and Huron Meadows) along N. Prospect Rd between Holmes and Clark - access to the Township Community Center, Civic Center, Library and Kroger Shopping Plaza.
Southeast Meeting
6 Votes
Southeast District
Urban Bus Improvements
Add a shelter at the Rawsonville Shopping Center
Charles Vogel
4 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
Finally, a bus route past Ashford Village! I glad the new proposed route #6 will circumvent our sub on two sides. I can say that voting for transportation improvements will be easier to justify since they will benefit my neighborhood and Pittsfield Township.
Cheryl Morris
16 Votes
Pittsfield District
Urban Bus Improvements
AAPS Students/AfterSchool Programs/7thHrHighSchool needed as well as residents wanting to go to employment, Art Fairs, restaurants/shopping, etc. to reduce car usage/help environment, car is not working, etc. could use bus stops along Ashford Village neighborhood.
Rodney
22 Votes
Ypsilanti District
Urban Bus Improvements
Turning the #6 into a loop route makes little sense unless the loop goes somewhere more useful than W. Michigan Ave/Hewitt Rd. Neighbors, including seniors associated with the Senior Center, ride this route out to Meijer and back regularly; at the very least the route ought to go out that far. A larger loop that would go up Carpenter to Packard or even to Arborland would be a great addition.
No senior citizen is going to be pleased with the idea of riding the loop route downtown and hanging out for any length of time at the Pearl St. bus station.
