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2. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br />TRANSPORTATION <br />a. Inventory <br /> <br />As the price of fossil fuel increases, the issue of <br />personal mobility becomes more and more complex. For a <br />City, the presence of public transportation offers a <br />potential response to the fsue. Since Ramsey does not <br />have, nor are there any plans to provide bus service, <br />other local options should be discussed which might be <br />appropriate for Ramsey. <br /> <br />Bus Service= <br /> <br />The Netropolitan Transit Commission (HTC) has established <br />service areas and taxing districts for the Twin Cities <br />region. The urbanized portion of Ramsey lies within the <br /> ~.'~ ~ <br />?th service area, and outside of the transit taxing " <br />district. This means that Ramsey pays only !~!0 the ~ <br />amount that other communities do, or .125 $11es for 1980. ' <br />There is currently no }iTC bus service into the City of <br />Ramsey, although several routes are available in nearby <br />Anoka. <br /> <br />Paratransit: <br /> <br />As alternatives to the single passenger automobile and <br />the bus, there are a range of transportation modes falling <br />under the umbrella term "Paratransit". This included <br />everything between the single passenger automobile on <br />one extreme, and the fixed-route transit bus on the other, <br />i.e. carpools, vanpools, dial-a-ride services, buses which <br />will detour from their main routes for an extra charge, <br />and "taxi's which will pick up and discharge passengers <br />anywhere along one route for a fixed fee. · <br /> <br />The MTC encourages one form of paratransit - ridesharing <br />(car-and vanpooling) by offering various programs and <br />assistance to those interested. Rtdesharing services <br />offered to Ramsey by the MTC are as follows: <br /> <br />The MTC will: <br /> <br />1) <br /> <br />Send callers the names and phone numbers of interested <br />carpoolers from their area. <br /> <br />2) <br /> <br />Offer vans and free newspaper advertising space to <br />find riders. <br /> <br />Give on-site company assistance in setting up car-- <br />and-vanpool programs. <br /> <br />Park n' Ridge Facilities: <br /> <br />Cities can encourage car-and vanpooling and use of public <br />transit by providing places where individual drivers may <br /> <br />69 7-6-81 <br /> 9-14-81 <br /> <br /> <br />