SCAT concerns
My first attempt at live blogging from a Greensboro City Council meeting ...
The disabled people who ride the SCAT buses continue to complain to council members over losing their $35 unlimited monthly ride pass (about $1.03 per ride). The pass now costs $72 for 60 rides, which doesn't all have to be used up during the course of a month ($1.20 per ride.) The service costs the city $25-30 per ride.
Several people told council members that the price hike has priced them out of using the service.
And they promised to come back to future council meetings until they get their $35 unlimited monthly pass back.
"We're not going to go away," said Debra K. Harris, a SCAT rider who is visually impaired. "So somebody might as well do some research, do some digging, to come with another alternative than the $72 pass."