New Trolley Service In Riverside/Avondale

[Dog Walker]

Evidently the experiment with the nighttime trolley service worked.  JTA has agreed to a six-month trial of nighttime trolley service on the first Friday and Saturday nights of each month from 6PM til .  Cost will be $4.00 for unlimited riding and the route will be similar to the route of the experiment last month; 5 Points at one end, Harpoon Louie's at the other and King Street in the middle.  Maps will be available at the shops, restaurants and bars that are served very soon.

Those of us over 60 (ahem) will ride for free.

There was some talk of an app being available to track the locations of the trolleys  so that you can tell when one would arrive at a stop.  Tech talk went over my head.

This is a result of a meeting between the head of JTA, Jim Love and RAP representatives.

[fieldafm]

I can say this is partially correct...  although there are still some nuances with route, exact times(number of trolleys) and costs that have not yet been finalized.

[Dog Walker]

Thanks for the clarifications! 

[mtraininjax]

Awesome, Thank you Jim Love and RAP and I guess JTA for trying something new!

[Dog Walker]

The new head at JTA is getting some positive comment from people who have met him for business.

[jaxlore]

Man this is great news, through in a connection to downtown and we would be set!

[mtraininjax]

I heard at the Dog Event last night from RAP that this will start for 6 months, in January. JTA will run the trolleys on a slightly tweaked route Friday and Saturday, no idea on cost, but the Apple App will be functional to show you where the buses are located. The trolleys will roll on the FIRST WEEKEND of every month.

JTA will then report back to its board after the 6 month trial and see if they want to devote more resources to the solution. The original turnout was great. Let's keep it going in 2014!

[ricker]

Can the proposed route be posted here, please?

I ask because of the thought of returning toward town at the intersection near Harps.
The light timing and turning radii have me wondering if the trolley will continue west on St.Johns to Roosevelt northbound to Park St., and return into Riverside via FSCJ Kent, thereby possibly making stops at Orsay, et al along the way...? 

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

....thereby possibly making stops at Orsay, et al along the way...?

And coming soon, "Taps", in the old Yesterday's space.

[ricker]

OH YEAH!

If Field, or Ock, or Mr.Ennis, or Dare, Josh, Arash, or Mr.Nat Ford himself might detail the route regarding how the trolleys will return to 5Pts from Harps (if in deed the route extends that far southwest), at least one nerd on this here forum would be moved to something darn near excitement!

The traffic signals at Woodmere and Herschel/St.Johns sometimes just do not "trip" when magnetically triggered.

At least not for me, but my car is mostly alloys/aluminum - anyone else here have this problem?

I have begin to wonder if this is set up intentionally to discourage thru-traffic east-west on Woodmere.

[fieldafm]

The stops are not finalized, but the route itself will be essentially the same as last time.  Herschel, Park, King, Roselle, Stockton, Margaret, Riverside and St Johns are all utilized. 

[mtraininjax]

Stops are finalized per RAP:

http://residentnews.net/2013/12/04/weekend-night-trolley-coming-riverside-avondale-5-points/

Beginning January 3, a JTA sponsored trolley will run the first weekend (Friday and Saturday) of each month for three months from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. It will make figure eight runs around 5 Points, Avondale and Riverside, including King Street. The cost is $1.50 for a single ride or $4 for a day pass.

Let's rock this thing!

[ricker]

http://trolley.jaxmob.com/

this shows pins at

Park and King

Garage, Catering by Liz, Park Place, LOFT, Rogue, Salty Fig, Kickbacks, Goozlepipe&Guttyworks (I love saying that)

Intuition

BoldCity/CoRK

TresLeches/13Gypsies

Park and Copeland

Grassroots/ 5PTS/ O'Brothers / Mossfire / sakehouse / Tapa That / BlackSheep

starbucks / MemorialPark / Publix

VillaRiva

King to Park

Park @ McDuff

Park at Edgewood

Orsay / TAPS / AP for smokes LOL

Pine Grove Deli on Dancy

Stop at the convenient store across from the front of Fishweir elementary school
to a U turn from Herschel to St.Johns with no pins on the map at either
Harps OR ALE Pie...?

Onward to the kiddie playground corner of BoonePark at VanWert on St.Johns

through the shops in Avondale to Blue Fish at Talbot/St.Johns

St.JohnsAve  looks like mid-block b/w Donald and Aberdeen

Cherry St. @ St.JohnsAve

to King to Park to Rosselle to Stockton to Park to Margaret to Riverside to King to Park to Dancy to Herschel to that same stinking U turn

[fieldafm]

FYI, we'll be selling one day passes for the new night trolley at the Riverside Arts Market this Saturday.  Trolley trips are $1.50 one way, but you can buy a day pass for $5 and ride all night.  I would encourage you all to buy a few day passes this Saturday.  First weekend service is Friday Jan 4th. 

[Kay]

FYI, we'll be selling one day passes for the new night trolley at the Riverside Arts Market this Saturday.  Trolley trips are $1.50 one way, but you can buy a day pass for $5 and ride all night.  I would encourage you all to buy a few day passes this Saturday.  First weekend service is Friday Jan 4th.

The day passes will be $4 not $5.