High Sierra Topix

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Is the proposal to totally eliminate the bus routes or just the "free" portion? I also would not mind paying a small fee. But I can't imagine anyone would propose eliminating the bus route along 120 which would result in a massive traffic increase along 120. However, I could see eliminating the Tuolumne to Valley route if YARTS already serves that purpose.

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should we be +1ing this post or will a final letter be posted on a new thread?

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Yes we need these busses! +1

Rockyroad wrote:Is the proposal to totally eliminate the bus routes or just the "free" portion?

I'm not convinced anyone really knows what's going to happen.

I heard about this from a bus driver who told me that the free Valley-TM buses, which were new this year, might return to what they used to be: a once a day paid bus. Like you, it's not a fee that is a problem. Rather it's the once a day feature. The old scheduled time for travel made it essentially useless for me. I never rode it. The 3X daily approach makes it work for me.

The other thing I was told was that the Tuolumne free shuttle which has been running for quite some time (15 years?) was also on the chopping block. I don't know what to make of it since it just came from one bus driver. Is it true or hyperbole? I don't know. Maybe someone can find out.

I can't tell you how many times I have driven to Yosemite in one car while my partner drove in a separate car, for lack of alternative transportation options. I don't think the Park is serious about reducing car usage except in the eastern most part of the Valley.

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Mark,

In your final email to the NPS, include a link to the HST thread for this.

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I am also going to write a short letter as well.