By Adam Studzinski
NORMAL – Bloomington-Normal will have to wait a little longer to find out if Connect Transit will install a new route system. The Board of Trustees on Tuesday tabled a vote on the issue.
“I plan to vote yes for this route restructure when we have a proposal that I truly feel represents all the progress that can be made,” Trustee Jennifer McDade said.
McDade was the one who made the motion to table. Trustee Ryan Whitehouse agreed taking a few more weeks was the right move.
“Doing so will give us time to let riders know about changes to the original plan, get back any answers on the first mile/last mile,” said Whitehouse. “And take into account the comments that we heard from riders last night (Monday).”
General Manager Andrew Johnson said the three week delay is going to put a strain on staff, assuming the routes are eventually approved.
“We are very fearful that if this plan is approved and we don’t have enough time to roll it our properly, that people will be even more upset about some of these changes because we haven’t been able to properly educate the community,” Johnson said.
The board will reconsider the proposal on May 24.
Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].
