Free skyway rides and the return of midnight Riverside Trolley at Art Walk

[Doctor_K]

Unless you're thinking happy thoughts. 

[Dog Walker]

and have fairy dust on you!

[Captain Zissou]

Just to clarify... I was only kidding... except that most of the time I don't pay to ride. After dumping the exact fare in the machine and it not letting me pass time after time... I just stop paying.

I've had this happen to me a few times.  I drop the correct fare in, nothing happens.  Next I make sure everyone around me knows I paid, then I jump over.  I wish they would fix the turnstiles.

[Shwaz]

Just to clarify... I was only kidding... except that most of the time I don't pay to ride. After dumping the exact fare in the machine and it not letting me pass time after time... I just stop paying.

I've had this happen to me a few times.  I drop the correct fare in, nothing happens.  Next I make sure everyone around me knows I paid, then I jump over.  I wish they would fix the turnstiles.

The best is seeing people who have probably never ridden the sky get a malfunction at the turnstile. They freak out like if they jump through a swat team is going to break through the doors and take them down

My move is to act like I'm dropping change in, then walk into the the locked turnstile, throw my hands up in the air and then squeeze through.

[tufsu1]

I'm spending the day in Miami, checking out TOD. Speaking of free, after brief stop at the MIC, I'm going to take metrorail to metromover (skyway's sibling) to spend a little time in DT Miami and Brickell. Should be an interesting compare/contrast.

unfortunately the Dolphins are in Oakland this weekend...it might have been nice for you to see them live...you know, before their normal December collapse 

[fieldafm]

Sorry, I guess the sarcasm went right over my head.  Congrats b/c that doesnt happen often, lol.

Goes to show you how much JTA values the Skyway when they dont even care about working turnstiles, revenue, and accurate passenger counts.

BTW, I always pay before I jump over the broken turnstiles.

[thelakelander]

I'm spending the day in Miami, checking out TOD. Speaking of free, after brief stop at the MIC, I'm going to take metrorail to metromover (skyway's sibling) to spend a little time in DT Miami and Brickell. Should be an interesting compare/contrast.

unfortunately the Dolphins are in Oakland this weekend...it might have been nice for you to see them live...you know, before their normal December collapse  

The season is already over. Don't worry about me, I got see them beat the Jags last year.

[Coolyfett]

Glad to see the Skyway being used in this way. If it is successful I am sure JTA would be willing to do it every ArtWalk. Just like extending the trolley hours. I would like to see art made permanent at Skyway stations.

Naw Thats not a good idea?? Wait what sort of art do you mean?

[Coolyfett]

I thought it was free all the time?

Well....it is.

It hasnt been free for a long time now.  The fare is .50

For you it has, I think I only put coins in that thing 3 or 4 times. Always was skinny enough to go thru the side of the turnstyle. Road the skyway maybe 200 times..easily

[Coolyfett]

I thought it was free all the time?

Well....it is.

It hasnt been free for a long time now.  The fare is .50

Not really, the fare collection machines don't work in 50% of the stations and they are broken in the other 50%... The whole city has been hoping over the rail for a decade while JTA reports "nobody rides." Sort of like taking the tires off your car and complaining that it doesn't roll.

Should be interesting Lake..

OCKLAWAHA

Ocks right yall, either the 1982 ShowBiz Pizza Coin Machine was off/broken or the exit turnstyle was broke and spun in reverse or you could hit the handicap button & the glass wheelchair door would open...this always worked at Terminus Station. I think the people that actually get counted are the people who swipe the JTA Passes.

[Coolyfett]

yes

[fieldafm]

[Noone]

After reading a thread about Bike Boulevards. Are you allowed and does anyone bring their bike on the skyway? Just curious.

This special event is at night. But what about during the day or other events?

[simms3]

I saw the trolley today.  I don't know why it would have gone anywhere today, but it was empty

[Ocklawaha]

Last time I looked it was NOT PERMITTED to bring a bike on the Skyway... Rah! I mean after all we are talking about the resident organized Neanderthals of NE Florida who planned the stupid thing...

This is something that shouldn't be too hard for us to get fixed.

The "Trolley?" I wish you had REALLY seen THE TROLLEY rather then that pathetic clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous transit junk.

OCKLAWAHA