Changes in store for CCPT routes beginning March 1 By Jeremiah S. Papineau • jeremiah@denpubs.com
and Meadowbrook Healthcare on Prospect Street. PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County Public The North City route will also now stop at Transit is making changes and they’re ones the Aldi supermarket on Cornelia Street and transportation system officials hope will benethe Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County fit riders. Senior Center on North Catherine Street. The changes, which will be effective Monday, “Which is a really big deal,” said Barie, based March 1, are based on thousands of hours of reon rider feedback. search into how CCPT could improve its servThe West City route will eliminate stops at ices, said planning technician Maggie Barie. the corner of Haley Drive and Cogan Avenue, “This is something that’s been in the making Terrace Way, Sanborn Avenue, Beau’s Way for about two years,” said Barie. “We spoke Apartments and the Plattsburgh YMCA. Stops with our drivers, with people in our dispatch to be added include medical plazas on Deoffice. We did rider surveys, we worked with Grandpre Way and Plaza Boulevard. the Clinton County Economic Collaborative The South City route will eliminate stops at and we spoke with local businesses. This the State University of New York at Plattsprocess involved a lot of input from a lot of peoburgh, Sanborn Avenue, Park Avenue and ple.” Plattsburgh Middle School. The route’s secAs a result, several changes were made to ond-half runs to Lakeview and Barnard Apartroutes and new routes were even established, ments, and the Clinton Community College said Barie. housing on the former Plattsburgh Air Force “We think we fixed most of the concerns we Base, will also be eliminated. Stops added inreceived from the public,” she said. “Most peoclude McSweeney’s Red Hots location on State ple are happy about the changes.” The changes are the first to the route system One of the several shuttles that is operated by Clinton County Public Transit. Route 9S, Family Dollar in the Skyway ShopPhoto by Jeremiah S. Papineau ping Center Plaza, and U.S. Oval. in 15 years, said Barie. The Transit Shuttle will be created to make “It’s been a long time coming,” she said. and Lafayette Street, while only eliminating stops at Changes to the North City route consist of com- Beekman Towers and CVPH Medical Center during stops at the Grand Isle ferry, Champlain Centre pletely eliminating stops at Oak Street Elementary, the second half of the run. Stops for that route to be mall, Greyhound Bus Lines stop on Booth Drive, See CCPT, page 14 Montcalm Laundry and the corner of Bailey Avenue added include Kinney Drugs on Boynton Avenue
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