# Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa 2/1/2006 6:28 PM Brett OK, so who didn't expect some bumps in the road this morning? I would like to thank the mayor and Mr.
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
Mr. Mayor and Mr. Lepore,
Things have gotten very bad again with the Shuttle Service.The Ridership feels like it is being ignored.We have taken many steps over several months to let you know of our plight.
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West Orange Ridership Community
The West Orange Ridership Community is a group of concerned citizens who enjoy the benefits of the West Orange Townships Midtown Direct Jitney Service. The Community was formed during a time of service disruptions in November 2005.
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W.O. Ridership Community Representatives
Morning Runs
Route 1
Trip Station Train (Arrives) Representative
1-02 Orange 6612 (7:01)
1-04 S. Orange 6614 (7:28)
1-06 S. Orange 6620 (8:15) Brett Kaiser
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Names of Shuttle Drivers and Backups
Morning RunsEvening Runs
Route 1Jackie/Carlos Route 2 Route 3
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Brett,
That's terrific! I'm glad to hear that the riders of your community now have a voice. Here is a link to our reports http://www.straphangers.org/reports.html. The website holds all of our reports dating back to 1998.
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Thank you for contacting the Straphangers Campaign. We are glad to hear that you are interested in establishing a local advocacy group for transit riders.
Much of the success that the Straphangers Campaign has experienced is a result of our reports and research.
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Charity,
Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for your correspondence. It seems it took very little effort to affect change once we formed as a community. While we are small in numbers, I would assume that the majority of the West Orange Ridership Community are also straphangers as well.
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Captain Feula,
You know, it actually helps when you actually read emails more clearly.
To correct my statement. I misread about the date of the incident. The date of the incident was November 9, 2005 at
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02/13/2006The Route 1 Shuttle, Bus Trip 12-01 Got stuck in a snow bank. The second run took 20 minutes to get unstuck. I have not received any email, but the shuttles were out there.
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Captain Feula,
Thank you for the timeliness of your response. I want to also confirm that I did receive your voicemail yesterday, but had to leave work yesterday afternoon to take care of some personal business.
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Dear Mr. Kaiser:
I am in receipt of your e-mail with regard to the above subject matter from
Chief James P. Abbott. I apologize for the delay in responding back to your
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Chief,
Just to supply some background.
The West Orange Ridership Community has heard of several stories going around about the shuttle riders being accosted. They are very concerned about this, especially in the early morning hours.
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I have forwarded this to our police chief to answer for you.
ShariAnn Quirk -Mayor's AssistantMayor John F. McKeonTownship of West Orange66 Main StreetWest Orange, NJ 07052973-325-4100973-669-0238 (fax)
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Mr. Mayor,
It has been brought to my attention by several riders asking if I knew of any information regarding the mugging of shuttle riders waiting for their morning and/or evening shuttles, or at the stations themselves.
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News Update 11/18/2005: The following email addresses are getting bounced. If it looks like one of yours, please contact me so I can correct it. nelsone23@aol.com, debcalalng@yahoo.com, myersjay@hotmail.com, rfdoven@comcast.net, mkriton@dc37.net
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Mr. Mayor,
Thank you for your quick response. I'm sure the WO Ridership Community will be very pleased to hear that drivers have been arranged to resume the shuttle service. We appreciate the fast manner in which you have taken action to resolve this number one concern of the community.
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Dear Brett:
Thank you for your communication regarding the deterioration of the Jitney
Service. We are extremely sorry that this happened so quickly and are
working to solve the problem. We have made arrangements to have drivers for
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Peggy emailed this to me, and since it falls under the guise of communication with the township I though I'd put it out there. Thanks Peggy for the info. However, if you look at the Mayor's response, it appears to have come from his assistant rather than the mayor himself.
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Mr. Mayor,
I just wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that the West Orange Ridership Community received a phone response to our email, addressed to you, from Mr.
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