tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post112913443407644811..comments2023-10-14T10:01:55.094-05:00Comments on Ramblings by Joe Frank, urbanist: The Transit Commute and Me: An EnigmaJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14185823164539776639noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1129240499374618502005-10-13T16:54:00.000-05:002005-10-13T16:54:00.000-05:00I was just thinking that, too...Most likely, sever...I was just thinking that, too...<BR/><BR/>Most likely, several express routes will be truncated at MetroLink. The two remaining Highway 40 routes (#57x Ellisville Express and #152x Highway 40-Clayton Road Express) will probably end at the Brentwood I-64 Station. <BR/><BR/>The #11x might be replaced by a shuttle serving Webster Groves and Kirkwood, so the City portion will be dropped; it's Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185823164539776639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1129220948237180732005-10-13T11:29:00.000-05:002005-10-13T11:29:00.000-05:00After Cross-County opens, I imagine the 11x will b...After Cross-County opens, I imagine the 11x will be cut. Service on Lindenwood's route west of Shrewsbury will be increased, plus all 11-Chippewa buses re-routed to the new Lansdowne station. Thus, 10x-South Grand will soon be the only remaining southside express serving South City neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>Trouble is, like others, I work downtown, not Clayton, and thus, to use MetroLink from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1129215584022190242005-10-13T09:59:00.000-05:002005-10-13T09:59:00.000-05:00You make a good point about trade-offs.I didn't re...You make a good point about trade-offs.<BR/><BR/>I didn't really understand why, in 2002, Bi-State eliminated so many express routes that served the farther-out parts of the city: St Louis Hills Express, Southampton Express, Lemay Express, Jennings Express, Manchester Rd Express, and maybe a few others I don't know about. <BR/><BR/>I guess the ridership was just too low, given the continuing Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185823164539776639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083116.post-1129146012166625532005-10-12T14:40:00.000-05:002005-10-12T14:40:00.000-05:00As always in trade-offs, one man's benefit is ofte...As always in trade-offs, one man's benefit is often another's burden. And these days, enhanced Metro service usually requires timely transfers.<BR/><BR/>Myself, I work near the eastern end of the expresses (11x does continue to the brewery), getting off at Broadway/Market in the morning or on at 4th/Pine in the evening. I always accepted that my bus took half of its trip time to just wind Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com