SRTC took part in the West Central Community Center’s Neighbor Days Festival this past weekend, to talk to people about our Horizon 2040 plan.
There were a lot of people there, particularly families, so a variety of thoughts were shared with me on transportation. I was surprised to hear though, that for a neighborhood fairly close to downtown, very few of the people I talked to said they use public transportation. A couple people told me their households had downsized to one car though and they had adjusted schedules/work situations accordingly.
There was also a lot of support for bike and pedestrian facilities from the people I talked to, particularly fixing or filling in missing sidewalks, as there is a concentration of elderly and disabled people in the West Central neighborhood.
