BURBANK : Lunchtime Shuttle Service Ends Today
A free lunchtime shuttle service connecting the Burbank Media District and the Magnolia Park area operated for the last time Wednesday due to low ridership and dwindling tax dollars to pay for it, Burbank city officials said.
The Burbank City Council voted June 9 to cancel the $195,000-a-year demonstration project after a survey found that it was used by an average of only 66 riders per day, Burbank Administrative Analyst Deborah McMurray said.
The shuttle service began in September, 1991, using four buses to serve 32 stops on a circular route between the media district and the park. The service operated weekdays, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
McMurray said the council’s decision to cancel the service stemmed partly from a decline in funds generated by Proposition A, a statewide half-cent sales tax increase designated for transportation programs. She said the recession has reduced the amount generated by the tax.
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