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Article: SCUTTLE THE SHUTTLE? CITY'S PARKING RAMP BUSES 'A FAILURE' SO FAR PARKING RAMP SHUTTLE CALEED 'FAILURE' SO FAR.(FRONT)
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- The Capital Times
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- April 12, 2007
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Byline: Mary Yeater Rathbun The Capital Times
Apparently, up to $80 a month is not enough to get Capitol Square or University of Wisconsin-area parkers to get up 15 minutes early and walk an extra three blocks every weekday.
Even after every downtown state and city employee with computer access received a direct e-mail explaining that they could save that much by shifting to a nearby ramp, only nine people took the shuttle during the month of February, according to a report this week.
The city spent $15,000 advertising the shuttle pilot program, more than Madison Metro has ever spent advertising any new bus route, said Bill Knobeloch, Madison ...