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Old 03-28-2016, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonny View Post
Why would anyone drive to one square to take the shuttle to another square for an event ? If you are going to an event, just go to the square where the event is.
If people are going to get a token for a couple of dollars to cover gas & wear & tear, who's paying the drivers ?
Brownwood is five minutes away from where I live. If a special event (such as college color day) is going on at Spanish Springs it would be easier for me to drive to Brownwood and park in an outlying lot and hop the shuttle to SS. I can then leisurely ride while enjoying the scenery and talking to my wife and friends. The shuttle would drop me off at the square. I avoid events because of the hassle of trying to find a spot, dodge pedestrians in the parking lot and hoofing from BFE to get to the square (my wife is handicapped and can't walk distances of more than a few hundred feet).

How are any bus drivers paid? The drivers would be paid by the trolley vendor from the fares generated.