RICHMOND CITY
COUNCIL
Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond, Virginia 23219
U.S.A. - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Thursday,
14 August 2014
Councilwoman Ellen F. Robertson encourages GRTC bus
riders to take a GRTC Transit System Temporary Transfer Plaza (First Phase) On-Board
Customer Service Survey
Survey being performed Sunday, August 17 - Saturday, August 23, 2014
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – The
Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Gateway
6th Voter District, invites and encourages GRTC bus riders using the GRTC Transit System Temporary
Transfer Plaza (Located along 9th and Leigh Streets) to take an
upcoming GRTC Transit System Temporary Transfer Plaza (First Phase) On-Board Customer
Service Survey. Undertaken by the GRTC Transit System, the survey is being
performed to help assist with Plaza planning.
Questionnaires
will be available to all passengers boarding buses at the Temporary Transfer
Plaza from Sunday, August 17 through Saturday, August 23, 2014 and those interested
in participating are invited to request one from a bus operator when boarding.
When completed, surveys can be returned to any GRTC Transit System bus route
operator. Survey responses will be anonymous. GRTC Transit System will present
survey results at public meeting(s) that will be scheduled.
Background
On April 20, 2014, GRTC Transit System began first phase installation of a GRTC
Transit System Temporary Transfer Plaza
facility, which includes 13 curbside bus bays located along 9th and Leigh Streets.
Used as a centralized location for connecting bus routes, the site serves approximately
5,000 – 8,000 riders each day.
Completion
of the project’s Second Phase, which includes installation of shelters, began August
11, 2013 and is being performed at night to help reduce rider disruption. Completion
of shelter installation is scheduled for the end this month.
CONTACT For
more information, please contact The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson,
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District, at
804.314.7658 (tel), or ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com (email)
And/or
GRTC Transit System
Customer Service, at 804.358.4782.
- E N D –
Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Council Executive
Offices
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council is to
represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
providing government
policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
