The ultimate goal continues for Danville Mass Transit to be able to provide rides to important medical appointments, for Vermilion County residents outside of Danville who used to get their rides from now closed CRIS Rural Mass Transit. During Tuesday evening’s (Feb 17th) Danville City Council meeting, an intergovernmental agreement was approved allowing Danville Mass Transit to receive additional vehicles for this planned “Danville Rural Transit.”
Danville Mass Transit’s Director Steve White explained what the agreement includes.
AUDIO: So what was passed tonight is nine buses and a van. So it’ll be a total of 19, in the fleet to run the rural transit. All of these vehicles are from CRIS. You know, they were owned by IDOT, because that’s where the funding comes from. So they just transferred them to us.
White says it will now probably take about two months to have Danville Rural Transit completely in place. But in the meantime, until all the new software and automated systems are ready; if county residents need a ride, their best bet is to email to danvilleruraltransit@cityofdanville.org or call 217-431-0653.
Danville Police Chief Christopher Yates (back row, middle) speaks during Danville City Council meeting.
Also at the Tuesday meeting, a resident complained about Lynch Road truck traffic sometimes overflowing on to 2100 East Road, and then often stopping and blocking traffic. Police Chief Christopher Yates said this problem has existed before; and that with truck drivers making deliveries to Lynch Road businesses often changing and being new on the route, reminders are needed every so often.
AUDIO: We can go out there and write tickets, and we often do. However, if that’s the first and last time that driver’s going to be there; well that doesn’t really create a lesson for other people to pay attention to.
Chief Yates said consistent communication between businesses and drivers on where to drive and where not to drive is needed to allow residents to get home, and emergency vehicles to pass through, safely.
