Menlo Park may lose one form of public transportation as transportation officials are set to cancel local Route 22 bus service, but the city is launching a campaign to get more residents to use the city’s midday shuttle service.
The free shuttle provides round-trip service from the Onetta Harris Community Center in the Belle Haven neighborhood to Stanford Hospital, making stops at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, both of Menlo Park’s libraries, the city’s downtown area, the Menlo Park Caltrain station, Stanford Shopping Center, and other locations along the way.
The 20-seat shuttles also make stops at the Glenwood Inn and Little House to accommodate seniors.
“A lot of seniors depend on the shuttle service, but it’s open to the general public,” said Debbie Helming, the city’s transportation systems manager. “We have a lot of different people that use it and depend on it, and these days, when there’s a big goal to get more cars off the road, that’s a good thing.”
To make things easier, shuttle drivers will also pick up people that simply flag down the shuttle along the route, Ms. Helming said. She noted shuttles can also accommodate wheelchairs.
The shuttles run on weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For a complete schedule, a list of shuttle stops, and a map of the shuttle route, check the insert included with this week’s Almanac, or go online to MenloPark.org, click on “Getting Around” and scroll down to the section on the midday shuttle.
