An intermodal mess
If you take the brand-new Muskegon-Milwaukee Lake Express ferry to its western terminus, you'll have a heck of a time getting around if you didn't bring a car along for the ride, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. That's because the ferry terminal is a ten-minute walk from the nearest bus. Even if you manage to find the bus, you have to transfer to another bus to get downtown.
Officials blame a lack of money, but the real problem is a lack of smarts. Lake Express spokesman Jeff Fleming said the Lake Express "would attract 'high-end' passengers who would no more board a public bus at a ferry terminal than they would at an airport."
Ugh. Why do busses have to be the "ride of choice for the poor and very poor alike" as well as a place to find "creeps and wierdos"? And why should the operator of a big ol' boat, which is, after all, public transportation, perpetaute the stereotype?
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rj3 | 11:59 AM |
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