[RP TownTalk] University of Maryland shuttle reply

[Alice Ewen]

The update on this is that the Town of RP is pursuing a request to have
similar shuttle privileges as were negotiated for College Park. It will take
a little while to get into place because it actually requires state
legislation, which we don't anticipate being a problem.  College Park pays a
fee to UMD based on ridership estimates. We haven't gotten to that point
yet, but the cost to CP was pretty modest.

Alice


On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:

> No, I'm a resident of Riverdale Park; seems I'd heard somewhere that there
> were talks about allowing residents of our town to ride free on the
> shuttles; wish that were so!  RE Raytheon employees; I think the University
> has an agreement with some of the local businesses/agencies in that area
> about their employees being able to use the shuttle to get back and forth to
> the Metro.  Those particular shuttles run weekdays (as far as I know) and
> only go up and down River Road.  Don't know if Raytheon pays the University
> for this privilege or not.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Don Lynch <dlynch at garretroomstudios.com>
> To: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
> Cc: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
> Sent: Fri, June 18, 2010 12:50:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] University of Maryland shuttle
>
> Sue,
>
> I checked with the transportation dept at UMD and if you are a resident of
> College Park you can go to town hall and obtain a pass for the shuttle
> system.
>
> There are certain shuttle routes that do not require a pass, such as the
> Silver Spring route.
>
> In general the system is quite liberal and I find it interesting that
> Raytheon employees  go directly from Raytheon to the Metro and never see the
> campus.
>
> Don
>
> Sue Collins wrote:
> > Seems to me I read a while back on TownTalk that there was a possibility
> that town residents might be able to utilize the University of Maryland
> shuttles that run in the area - has anyone heard any more about that, is
> there a good possibility or was the idea scrapped?
> > Thanks.
> > Speaking of the University; there was an article on their website about
> closure of Campus Drive (beginning tomorrow) from the M circle up to Cole
> Field House which would affect most privately owned vehicles and, at times,
> even ban Metro buses.  So if you cut through the University or use public
> buses which travel through the University, you might want to double-check
> your commute.
> >
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Alice C. Ewen
Councilwoman, Ward 1
Town of Riverdale Park MD
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