michelled's Blog

The story that aired this morning on FOX is just part of the story.  Wednesday's front page headline in the Bradenton Herald told a much different story.  The bus was not pitched as an Express Bus service but as a Luxury Bus service for busy executives so that they may leave their luxury cars off of the road at the expense of 2 Million per year in grant money.  The one way fare quoted in the paper was $5.00 with service starting at 5:00 am until 7:00 pm running every 60 to 90 minutes, complete with a coffee bar and wireless internet.

What is wrong with this picture is the county also reported on the same page that the HandiBus service is being cut due to lack of funding.  This bus service provides transportation to the disabled and elderly that have no other form of transportation.  The fare is going up from $2.00 per round trip to $25.00 if funding is not found.

I think an express bus is an excellent idea.  I just wanted you to know how it was pitched and who could possibly suffer.  Sorry, if you have a Lexus or Infiniti ,per the Bradenton Herald, that you can leave behind to drive to your "executive" position why don't you, and let the people that truly need transportation ride the bus.

That is the rest of the story.