08-29-2007, 03:41 AM
e_ave, most of the island's HeleOn buses now do have bike racks, and all of the regular buses that run the Puna routes do have them (and on the very off chance that they are full, or they had to put a bus in service that does not have them - bicycles can be brought on board.
The bus routes have greatly expanded over the last 2 years, the buses are now fairly reliable (almost all the Puna routes run pretty much on schedule...exept for those days when an accident stops traffic on 130 or 11..., and there are new buses coming in that will allow even more routes. Not bad for a system that has been free for 2 years in Puna!
It would be nice if for those that need to commute to the other side from Puan to have at least one of the morning buses that could make the connection at the bus terminal... connectivity is something that I have heard that they are trying to work on...but the COunty needs citizen input....If you haven't tried using the bus...Why not? Tell the council what you would like (light rail would be a hard sell if the citizens do not use the transit systems now available... ie. how far would you go to catch a train? How far are you from the likely route a train would take? That route is likely close to where the bus goes now due to public/private lands & easements...
The bus routes have greatly expanded over the last 2 years, the buses are now fairly reliable (almost all the Puna routes run pretty much on schedule...exept for those days when an accident stops traffic on 130 or 11..., and there are new buses coming in that will allow even more routes. Not bad for a system that has been free for 2 years in Puna!
It would be nice if for those that need to commute to the other side from Puan to have at least one of the morning buses that could make the connection at the bus terminal... connectivity is something that I have heard that they are trying to work on...but the COunty needs citizen input....If you haven't tried using the bus...Why not? Tell the council what you would like (light rail would be a hard sell if the citizens do not use the transit systems now available... ie. how far would you go to catch a train? How far are you from the likely route a train would take? That route is likely close to where the bus goes now due to public/private lands & easements...