I ride the bus twice a day during the workweek, and, depending on where I need to go, may or may not use it on weekends.
Several years ago, I had a job which involved summarizing data about transit use for a Minnesota company that subsidized bus passes for its employees. Along with �I need to drop off/pick up my children� and �I live out where the buses don�t run,� another common reason given for not using public transit involved needing transportation during the day for work-related reasons. Does anyone know of area businesses that provide corporate fleets so people can use public transit and still attend offsite meetings? I suspect there are some, but probably not enough. Speaking of the bus system, does anyone have current information as to whether or not there will be a transit strike? When I first heard about the possibility of a 2004 strike, I was surprised: if I recall correctly, former governor Arne Carlson signed legislation after the 1995 strike that declared transit drivers are �essential employees� who cannot strike. Was this revoked? The 1995 strike was in the fall; transit drivers are going to have an extremely difficult time appealing to the public if they strike during the winter. Roberta M. Beach Minneapolis Ward 7, Precinct 5 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
