High Sierra Topix

The Bishop Creek Shuttle is a bus service between the town of Bishop, South Lake and Lake Sabrina that is run twice daily by the Eastern Sierra Transportation (EST). This is a valuable service for backpackers. It provides reliable shuttle service to Bishop Pass and Piute Pass.

https://www.estransit.com/routes-schedu ... k-shuttle/

The board of EST is considering terminating the Bishop Creek Shuttle. They have monthly public meetings.

https://www.estransit.com/administratio ... s-minutes/

At the meetings, the board hears from the public, reads emails and plays phone messages. I think that the board should hear from us that the Bishop Creek Shuttle is a valuable service and should not be terminated. You can email your message to

pmoores@estransit.com

or leave a phone message at

760-872-1901 ext. 12

The next board meeting is March 10. Besides telling the board the importance of the bus service to backpackers, I think that explaining how the service is also good for the Bishop community would be helpful. Below is a list of benefits of the bus service for the Bishop community:

• Accessibility to the National Forest to the community

• Increased commerce for Bishop business

• Reduced traffic on the roads and trail heads

• Cleaner environment