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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 3, 2010
AGENDA #: 8B
PREPARED BY: JANE KANSIER, BUILDING & TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
DIRECTOR
PRESENTER: JANE KANSIER
AGENDA ITEM: PRESENTION ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THE NEW JOBS ACCESS
REVERSE COMMUTE (JARC) BUS
DISCUSSION: The City of Prior Lake, in partnership with the City of Shakopee, applied for
and received a Jobs Access Reverse Commute (JARC) Grant for the
purchase of a coach bus and some operating dollars. With the new bus,
BlueXpress will provide more outbound service for residents of Minneapolis
who work in the Prior Lake /Shakopee area. The bus has the added benefit
of providing additional service from Prior Lake /Shakopee to downtown
Minneapolis. The new bus goes into service on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.
In addition to its regular service, BlueXpress now offers two new morning
inbound routes and two new afternoon outbound routes. There will also be
four reverse commutes from downtown Minneapolis to Southbridge
Crossings Transit Station in the morning, and four reverse commutes from
Southbridge Crossing Transit Station to downtown Minneapolis in the
afternoon. BlueXpress is also pleased to offer a midday route from
uthbridge Crossings Transit Station to downtown Minneapolis and back.
e iewe by:
Frank Bo es, it Manager
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