Gateway: Feedback from Passengers
Well, it’s been a functioning bus stop for a week now. What are they saying about it?
“Oh, I like it a lot. It's a lot better than Oak Street.”
“It's kind of a white elephant . . . It could have saved the city a lot of money and they could have put it toward the pool.”
“I don't know if we needed a $15 million bus stop, but it's lovely.”
Bus drivers like it better than the Oak Street location since it has a break room.
It’ll be about two more weeks before the Downtown Resource Officer can move to his new office at Gateway. And the pavilion, someday…
Personally I’m just glad it’s up and running. With the cyclone fence gone, buses pulling in and out, people walking around or hanging out — it kind of looks like it’s always been there. I still think there were higher priorities for that $15 million, but since it’s a done deal…
I’ve heard from several long-time residents that when the City Pier and Landing Mall were being built, people were making the same complaints. “We don’t need that #$%&!#$%#!” “This is gonna ruin the waterfront.” Etc.
“Oh, I like it a lot. It's a lot better than Oak Street.”
“It's kind of a white elephant . . . It could have saved the city a lot of money and they could have put it toward the pool.”
“I don't know if we needed a $15 million bus stop, but it's lovely.”
Bus drivers like it better than the Oak Street location since it has a break room.
It’ll be about two more weeks before the Downtown Resource Officer can move to his new office at Gateway. And the pavilion, someday…
Personally I’m just glad it’s up and running. With the cyclone fence gone, buses pulling in and out, people walking around or hanging out — it kind of looks like it’s always been there. I still think there were higher priorities for that $15 million, but since it’s a done deal…
I’ve heard from several long-time residents that when the City Pier and Landing Mall were being built, people were making the same complaints. “We don’t need that #$%&!#$%#!” “This is gonna ruin the waterfront.” Etc.
posted by Tom Harper at 7:25 PM
4 Comments:
My major complaint is the sidewalks are too narrow. It's hard for two lines of people to be going in opposite directions. Otherwise, the bus lane is fairly nice, and definitely looks better than Oak St. Hopefully that property won't go to rot for long.
Still don't like that pavilion though. Looks too damn dark and claustrophobic. And the Landing still depresses the hell out of me.
I doubt if the pier or the Landings Mall cost $15 million (in today's dollars). And if the Landings did cost that much, it was a private enterprise and not paid by tax dollars. End of comparison.
What's the story on that new police station at Gateway? Is that going to be a real police station, manned 24/7? Or is it just a new home for that downtown Segway officer that we already have?
damit, i tryed to make my bed down thare and a bus driver told me to go down in the woods an live you stinky litle f'er!
that waz so mean.
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