Posted on Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 5:57 a.m.
AATA announces end of Blake Transit Center boarding location disruptions
By Ryan J. Stanton
Starting on Sunday, buses that board on the west side of Fourth Avenue will be relocated to the transit mall (see map).
The following routes will be moved into the transit mall:
- 1: Pontiac-Dhu Varren
- 5: Packard
- 6: Ellsworth
- 7: S. Main-East
- 8: Pauline
- 15: Scio Church-W. Stadium
- 16: Ann Arbor-Saline Road
Route 18 (Miller-University) will return to its regular boarding location on the east side of Fourth Avenue.
Riders are encouraged to use RideTrak to check the real-time status of buses. The latest information on the AATA's routes, schedules and detours is available at 734-996-0400 and on the AATA's routes and schedules page.
Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.
Comments
Madeleine Borthwick
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 5:10 p.m.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. all right. now can the higher-ups at AATA stop patting each other's backs long enough to fix what's wrong with the so-called "night ride" so that it'll actually go out to the meijer's on Lohr Rd.? I find it ridiculous/absurd/inexcusable that "night ride" will go all the way to downtown Ypsi but won't go that far south. Until this is corrected, this Grand and Glorious 5-year plan amounts to precisely NOTHING. are you people listening?! hello?! is anybody IN there?!(thanks to Pink floyd for that last one)
CincoDeMayo
Sun, Jun 17, 2012 : 3:33 a.m.
No kidding!! Other nice things for high school students (and parents of) would be the 18 running out to/from Skyline later in the evening to accommodate later sporting and evening events. The same with the 14 to/from Pioneer. Also nice would be a straight shot from the cooperatives (Forest Hills, University Townhouses and Colonial Square) to Huron High School. There should be no reason to transfer at Arborland with all the accompanying problems and potential for tardiness that goes along with that transfer. These three things could greatly increase ridership by high school students. Knock, knock, knock.... Fix the problems here in Ann Arbor!!!
Unusual Suspect
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 1:18 p.m.
Nice of them to finally create a map where north is at the top. Most of their maps are done wrong.
Brad
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 12:53 p.m.
Maybe that means that the huge disruptions that the busses were causing on 4th will also be over. Well, until construction on the new and unnecessary transit center starts.
Brad
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 5:03 p.m.
@eyes - in the same location (more or less) where it is now. Here's a little more info ...\ http://www.annarbor.com/news/public-will-have-chance-to-weigh-in-on-plans-for-new-blake-transit-center-on-thursday/
eyesofjustice
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 3:06 p.m.
Hey, Brad do you have any info on where the new transit center on Fourth is going to be constructed?
Tex Treeder
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 : 12:44 p.m.
That's the only clear map I've ever seen from AATA. I've never understood why they rotate most of their maps so that north isn't "up". That said, I'm glad to see Fifth Ave open at last.