The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Page: 8 of 16
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There’s not much to see yet, but this new concrete slab,
located on Park Street, will soon support the first covered
bus stop in Baytown.
and Baytown (with I.D.)
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Ward Road, to Kilgore, up
Cedar Bayou and James
Bowie, crossing Alexander
and continuing on to
Beaumont Street. The
buses will follow
Beaumont to Ward, head
back to Alexander and
drive south until they hit
James Street, then follow
that back to Pruett and then
back to Park Street.
That Park Street stop will Route service is
enable passengers to trans-
fer onto a bus running
Route 1 or Route 2.
Route 1 covers the Garth
which will intersect with the new route at the stop on Park Street. The bus route is slated Road, Baker Road, and
to start running this summer.
I South Main Street areas. ___1_____,
Thus a bus passenger on while tying’into transporta-
I the new route will be able *-•----------
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I Jacinto Mall, Lee College equipped to meet require-
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Passengers can also con-
nect to buses that can take
them to Houston, Pasadena
and LaPorte.
The Baytown
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a project to 64 years) is $1. Children
of Harris County Transit aged two to 11 are charged
Services and came about just 50 cents, as are seniors
through a partnership with aged 65 and older (with
Lee College, the city of I.D.) and disabled persons
Baytown ar.d 1 '
Rollingbrook areas while United Way. It serves the
Route 2 covers West major shopping, medical, two years old ride free, as
Baytown, Lee College, and educational and social ser- do Lee College students
vices locations in Baytown, and faculty members (who
- show valid and current LC
tion services that can take identification).
passengers further afield. Fees for all rides are one-
The buses used are fully way but come with a free
transfer (just ask the bus
ment of the Americans driver for one) that will get
with Disabilities Act and the passenger onto a bus on
come with wheelchair lifts another route without pay-
and restraints. ing again, Jones said.
Fees for the bus service While it will be a while
vary. before the new route opens,
Cost for adults (12 years current bus passengers will
soon get to enjoy, a new
feature of the service. A
covered bus stop - the first
such in Baytown - is being
built at that central bus stop
located at Park Street and
Garth Road. The stop is
located behind the
Church’s Fried Chicken
establishment and though it
was only a slab when Jones
was contacted for this
story, he said he it is sched-
uled to be complete by
Friday.
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Clements, Clifford E. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 2009, newspaper, May 13, 2009; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193028/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.