[Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public Transportation...

[Dick Schmidt]

I guess I can understand the parking problem and can see why they acted as 
they did. Parking spots are at a premium and can understand Wingers not 
wanting to give up spots either. It makes sense now that we have more of an 
explanation.

Dick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
To: <dickschmidt at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public 
Transportation...


> Dick;
>
>
> I just talked to the mall people; they told me to call Jim Bendixson, 
> 509-747-2009,
> as he is the mall property manager.
>
> The receptionist at the mall office told me that the mall decided to stop 
> allowing the bus service as the mall wants to hold monthly lot car sales 
> and the 30-40 spaces used by "park-and-ride" patrons take up too much 
> room.  She said those people are not willing to pay for the parking spot 
> and the dealers are.  She also stated "most of them go to Pullman anyway." 
> She also stated that Wingers did not want any of their spots used by the 
> people using the bus.
>
> J
>
>
>
>>Garrett,
>>
>>We need some names and phone numbers to pin the blame on this screw up. I 
>>don't use the bus but I can't believe anyone would make a decision like 
>>this. The manager of this mall must be a spy from Wal-Mart and graduated 
>>at the bottom of his 3rd grade class.
>>
>>Dick
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Clevenger" 
>><onewildearth at hotmail.com>
>>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:41 AM
>>Subject: [Vision2020] Palouse Empire Mall rejects Public Transportation...
>>
>>
>>>I regret to inform fellow bus travellers and public transportation 
>>>supporters that the Palouse Empire Mall has decided to not let the 
>>>Wheatland Express bus (the one that transports between Pullman and 
>>>Moscow) stop at the mall anymore, effective June 1.
>>>
>>>The bus brings hundreds of shoppers to the mall from Pullman monthly (and 
>>>many from Moscow, too) particularly students from WSU.  I imagine 
>>>thousands of dollars are spent there from shoppers who have no other way 
>>>to get to the mall except by bus.
>>>
>>>Everyone I've talked to about this is perplexed by the mall management's 
>>>decision (they have not gotten back to me about why they decided this) 
>>>though one reason I heard is because too many people are parking their 
>>>cars at the mall when they take the bus (considering how much room is 
>>>left in the parking lot and that the bus brings people who don't need to 
>>>park, this is an insufficient reason)
>>>
>>>If I owned or worked at a store at the mall I'd be pretty upset that the 
>>>mall management is basically saying they don't want bus rider business.
>>>
>>>I've been riding the bus since 1997 and have seen the mall hassle the bus 
>>>by moving the stop in the parking lot multiple times.
>>>
>>>This decision, however, is a shock to us riders and is pretty 
>>>frustrating. Perhaps the Pullman rider shoppers will head to downtown 
>>>Moscow instead, but I bet they'll stick to shopping in Pullman, 
>>>particularly if the super wallmart opens.
>>>
>>>This is bad not just for mall businesses, but for the bus because it 
>>>lessons bus ridership which is not good to insure its success.  Plus, 
>>>having cross-pollination between the two towns is good for both 
>>>communities.
>>>
>>>If you know mall people, please let them know.  Perhaps their clout could 
>>>convince the mall management to keep the bus stop at the mall.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Garrett Clevenger
>>>
>>>http://www.icehouse.net/garrett
>>>
>>>"What are we doing to our Home?!:("
>>>
>>>
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