Shuttle Service goes into live testing phase, Dec. 1

[cassidain]

One might imagine that if all those day workers aren’t taking spaces there should be plenty available. If the plan has merit.

 

[le_reve]

That, plus the new impound lot and directive to ticket and tow bad parkers, we shall see!

 

[KevinS]

That, plus the new impound lot and directive to ticket and tow bad parkers, we shall see!

That’s quite an Impound Lot for a small island, with room for 110 cars.

 

[cec1]

That, plus the new impound lot and directive to ticket and tow bad parkers, we shall see!

I missed reading about the new impound lot . . . where is it? And . . . cars being towed — what a shock that will be!

 

[KevinS]

The lot is located in Saline.

 

[cassidain]

That, plus the new impound lot and directive to ticket and tow bad parkers, we shall see!

I hope they start with those who abandon their cars on the non-existent shoulder of the main St-Jean road !!!

 

[le_reve]

I missed reading about the new impound lot . . . where is it? And . . . cars being towed — what a shock that will be!

They just opened it last week. There is a pretty thorough article about it in this week's Le Journal.

 

[MartinS]

Even St. Martin has a "bus service".
I've used it many times. Last time it cost me $1 from Maho to Snoopy Island (Marina area). Stand at roadside and hold a hand up when you see the bus/van, they pull over for you. Mostly a locals things, but anyone can ride.

 

[Beachcomber]

That, plus the new impound lot and directive to ticket and tow bad parkers, we shall see!

Sounds like a win-win. Gustavia gets more available parking spaces without paving over land and the bad actors get to contribute to the Govt. coffers.

 

[Rosemary]

Even St. Martin has a "bus service".
I've used it many times. Last time it cost me $1 from Maho to Snoopy Island (Marina area). Stand at roadside and hold a hand up when you see the bus/van, they pull over for you. Mostly a locals things, but anyone can ride.

I've used it too. I think it was a dollar. Mostly large minivans of a certain vintage.

 

[MartinS]

I've used it too. I think it was a dollar. Mostly large minivans of a certain vintage.

Crusty oversized vans. It helped to act more like a traveler than a tourist.

 

[cassidain]

reminds me of the peoples' bus from Mo Bay to Negril. from many moons ago.

 

[Rosemary]

Crusty oversized vans. It helped to act more like a traveler than a tourist.

reminds me of the peoples' bus from Mo Bay to Negril. from many moons ago.

Very much the peoples' bus. I sorta stuck out, even though I was local then.

 

[cassidain]

So, the COM has added shuttle stops in Lorient and Saline.
I downloaded the COM's app and find the interactive map of stop locations and directions, but I don't seem to find the time schedules for the service ???
Also, this FB post invites locals and visitors to use the service. Do I recall the initial plan was for use by locals not visitors ???

 

[cec1]

Also, this FB post invites locals and visitors to use the service. Do I recall the initial plan was for use by locals not visitors ???

I think that recollection is correct. Note, however, that, in my experience, riding the bus only required that the system’s app had to be downloaded & presented to the driver at boarding. As a result, anyone resourceful enough to download the app could ride. As far as schedule, I didn’t see one, Nonetheless, I observed that a bus would pass by about every 15 minutes.