Palm Tran cuts ‘The Link,” citing lack of riders
June 18, 2010 · 0 Comments
Palm Tran, Palm Beach County’s public transportation agency, has announced it will discontinue service on all “Link” routes effective June 25, 2010.
The last day of service for each route is listed below:
Magenta Link: Monday, June 21
Purple Link: Tuesday, June 22
Coral Link: Wednesday, June 23
Lime Link: Thursday, June 24
Started in February 2008, The Link was a pilot program designed to provide transit service to residential areas and communities where fixed-route service is not available.
A press release from Palm Beach County said that “unfortunately, ridership on The Link never met targeted goals. Operation of The Link was fully funded by the Florida Department of Transportation.”
For more information, call customer service at 561-841-4287 or visit the website www.palmtran.org.
