Death of a Trolley

By Emily Meinhardt | April 22, 2009 at 11:00 am | News | 4 comments | |

 

Claremont is pulling the plug on the Village Trolley.  Apparently, not enough people were riding it….shocking.

Launched about 5 months ago, the Trolley was supposed to help economic development in the Village.  It circled the perimeter of the Village and was completely free to riders. claremont trolleyAccording to the Claremont Courier, some Pomona students showed up at the last city council meeting to say that more people (ie, students) would ride the trolley if they established a stop near Honnold Library.  Sure, it would be nice to just walk to the library to get to the Village, but people would probably rather walk/bike/drive than deal with figuring out the schedule and waiting for the bus.

The decision still won’t be official until May 12, when the city will vote on the trolley’s lease agreement.

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Emily Meinhardt is the managing editor of the Forum. Hailing from the Midwest, she "studies" Government and Art History. But really, she loves news so much that she just stares at Google Reader all day long. Fun fact: she actually enjoys nagging writers and editing html -- or she just doesn't want to work on thesis. One or the other.

 
 
 
 
  • Tom

    emily, why are you being so naive? can you imagine a situation where a group of students may prefer to take a BUS instead of driving, after a night out on the town? I sure can. this trolley is a great idea and i would prefer it if you encouraged these pomona folk to get them to make a stop on campus.

  • Tom

    emily, why are you being so naive? can you imagine a situation where a group of students may prefer to take a BUS instead of driving, after a night out on the town? I sure can. this trolley is a great idea and i would prefer it if you encouraged these pomona folk to get them to make a stop on campus.

  • What happened to walking?

    Driving directions to Starbucks
    0.4 mi – about 1 min

    Pomona College
    333 North College Way
    Claremont, CA 91711
    1. Head south on N College Way toward E Bonita Ave
    279 ft
    2. Turn right at E Bonita Ave
    0.3 mi
    3. Turn left at Yale Ave
    Destination will be on the right
    338 ft

    Starbucks
    203 Yale Ave
    Claremont, CA 91711

    -Thats 4 blocks. Or we can spend $327,000 per year on a trolley service.

  • What happened to walking?

    Driving directions to Starbucks
    0.4 mi – about 1 min

    Pomona College
    333 North College Way
    Claremont, CA 91711
    1. Head south on N College Way toward E Bonita Ave
    279 ft
    2. Turn right at E Bonita Ave
    0.3 mi
    3. Turn left at Yale Ave
    Destination will be on the right
    338 ft

    Starbucks
    203 Yale Ave
    Claremont, CA 91711

    -Thats 4 blocks. Or we can spend $327,000 per year on a trolley service.