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Round Robins II ends

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  • By Wayne Crenshaw
  • 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Never let it be said Robins officials failed to give a parking-lot shuttle system a fair chance.

Round Robins Ex-press began earlier this year to help with the parking problem by shuttling people from the Air National Guard parking lot. The shuttle featured two routes, one which ran through the flightline area and the other around the area of buildings 300 and 301.

It ended due to low ridership. However, due to renewed demand, the shuttle was given a second chance in the form of Round Robins Express II, which started May 12. This time ridership was better but still not enough to keep it going, so on Thursday the service again came to an end.

The most riders RRE II had in one day was 15, and it had as little as four. Part of the drop-off was due to parking spaces being reclaimed which had been cut off for security reasons.

John Pugh, 78th Mission Support Group deputy director, pointed out there are still ways people can help with the parking problem, including car pooling, van pooling and riding Buses into Robins Daily, or BiRD.

BiRD is the Macon Transit Authority's bus line from the Macon Centreplex to Robins. Riders pay $6 round trip, but for most Robins employees the cost is reimbursable through the Transportation Incentive Program.

For more information on BiRD and other transportation incentives, visit the Robins public home page at www.robins.af.mil  and click on the transportation link.