Get On The Bus
Last updated Sunday, August 3, 2008 7:08 PM CDT in News
By THE MORNING NEWS
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FAYETTEVILLE -- "We saved you a spot," one bus passenger told another on Ozark Regional Transit's Sixth Street route on a recent Monday.
"That was just for you," chimed in Lois Thomas of Fayetteville, in with a laugh.
Many riders on Ozark Regional Transit know one another. They call the bus driver by his or her first name.
Thomas boarded the bus at Hillcrest Towers, a hub for two of the city's four bus routes. She rode a bus from the Northwest Arkansas Mall after doing some shopping and caught a second bus to get home in south Fayetteville.
Like many of those interviewed, Thomas doesn't own a car. She needs ORT to get around.
John Matthews is the exception. He'd rather ride the bus than pay to fill up his car.
"A dollar and a quarter versus at least $12 to $15 in gas," Matthews said. "It might not be the particular time I want to go, but I just kind of got to save the money."
Bus fare is $1.25, but if someone buys a $30 monthly pass to get back and forth from work, they average about 71 cents per ride, said Phil Pumphrey, ORT's director.
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