Thursday, January 18, 2018

EMTA riders posts during Erie snow emergency

From the Facebook page of Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority on two heavy snow emergency days. Most requests for information went unanswered.
I suggest strongly that arrangements be made to never let this happen again, as it has real consequences for the people who are relying on EMTA for their transportation to work, medical care, and other important destinations. The company needs to make arrangements for events like this. It is understandable that they might not want to share their main online platforms with many people, but at least a "situation page" needs to be available so riders can know what is going on.
Note: Most screen grabs were captured after Facebook removes the time stamp. For time stamps check text-only posts after the screen grabs.
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Wed. Dec. 27, 2017







Saturday December 30, 2017

 

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Text of threads from two snowstorm days in Erie. I may try to clean up the formatting of this for easier reading. The advantage to this is that I copied it at a time when time of day still appeared. 

DEC 27, 2017

DEC 27, 2017
December 27, 2017 at 4:56am ·
****UPDATED****
CURRENT DETOURS:
ROUTE 31 & 32: 4TH STREET CLOSED- USING 6TH BETWEEN PEACH AND LIBERTY
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Adam Weber Is the 30 running normal times today

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· December 27, 2017 at 10:14am
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Richard Gomolekoff Call EMTA I think the number is 452-3515

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· December 27, 2017 at 10:24am
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Michael Daugherty Yes I am on the 30 right now.

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· December 27, 2017 at 11:34am
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Adam Weber Michael Daugherty thanks

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· December 27, 2017 at 11:35am
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Michael Daugherty No problem.

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 11:50am
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Richard Gomolekoff Oh ya you're welcome

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Radell Gregory Can someone let me know if route 3 is running

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· December 27, 2017 at 5:51am
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Bobbi Michael Pretty sure i just seen route 3 go by my house while shoveling out my driveway on 38th n peach.. but don't hate me if in wrong.

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· December 27, 2017 at 6:59am
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Radell Gregory I just made it to work. It's only going up and down peach.

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· December 27, 2017 at 7:10am
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Randi Brewer Is it going on state st at all

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· December 27, 2017 at 7:14am
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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority It's currently running.

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 8:14am
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Vince Miller Is 14 on time?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 10:15am
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Kirsten Lazar The link isn't providing any information?

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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority This was early in the morning, if the buses haven't started running yet the buses with not show up on the app.

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 8:14am
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Jessica Bachmaier 21/28 cancelled today

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· December 27, 2017 at 5:15am
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Deja Tierra Barnes Is it ?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 8:04am
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Jessica Bachmaier Deja Tierra Barnes yes just on a delay

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 9:21am
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Diane Himelein Cancelled or on delay?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 9:30am
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Jessica Bachmaier Delay

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Jessica Bachmaier



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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 9:38am
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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Buses are running late but they are running

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· December 27, 2017 at 10:43am
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Debbie Zielonis Flickner Is route 32 running?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 8:04am
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Mike Ford No

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 8:39am
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Elizabeth Crawford Yes, detour look at their page

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 8:44am
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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Yes we are running

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Jamie Lee Winkelman Is the 21 running

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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Yes

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Deja Tierra Barnes Is the 21 running

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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Yes

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La Reina This my stop app is crap I can't barely use it

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· December 27, 2017 at 6:53am
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Nicole Byrd Is the 27 going to Casino today?

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· December 27, 2017 at 9:25am
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Cindy Scheid Bannister Does anyone know if the 21 is running on time today Thursday Dec28th?

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· December 28, 2017 at 6:45am
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Patricia Zeigler I need to know if route 27 will be going south of the VA today.

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· December 27, 2017 at 6:06am
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Diane Himelein Are you servicing Agility Marketing today? Bus 28?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 9:31am
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La Reina Where do I catch the 22 going inbound

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 11:14am
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Mindy Gunns Is the lift still operating for only medical appointments? Or is it back to full service

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Bruce Arkwright Jr. Are they closing on the 29th I only see two buses on Route 3 and its 8:30 p.m.?

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· Reply · December 29, 2017 at 8:25pm
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Fred Smith What about the BPS bus for EPI? Still coming to 5th an State at 9:40pm?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 9:08pm
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Reina Cruz Good morning Jessica Bachmaier so the bus is not running today

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 5:17am
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Jessica Bachmaier Good morning Ok thank you I didn’t think so

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Kelly Chelle What about the 31 or 32 heading downtown???

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 6:04am
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Mike Ford Is the 30 running tonight til 11:00pm like it's regular schedule?

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Jerrol Getright Stevenson Yeah bro

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Jill Niemeyer Are lifts on a delay or running as close to normal as possible

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 6:48am
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Karie Karie Will route 22 be running today?

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· Reply · December 28, 2017 at 9:21am
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Sharde Muhammad $10 rides anywhere in are still available.
Round trip offered as well.

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· Reply · December 28, 2017 at 12:07am
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Sharde Muhammad Available for rides anywhere in Erie. Round trip IS available!!!

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 6:55am
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Missi Turner Is the 27 going to the casino today???

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 11:51am
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Diana Sutter What about the buses for temp agencys like BPS taking people to work?

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Michael Montgomery Yeah that's what I'm trying to find out as well. They are not listed

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Philip Fassett Just seen that running. If that helps you out

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 6:25am
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Diana Sutter Too late missed it but thanks

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TR Volk The 105 bus is appearing in the My Stop app.

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 6:37am
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Brandon Lewis 21/28

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· December 27, 2017 at 8:22am
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Gina Marie Frontier?

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· December 27, 2017 at 6:07am
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Nadya Jean Entley West 4th between chestnut & myrtle



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Amy Hiles Is 1 running to Millcreek mall

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 7:06pm
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Symone Mathis Are the temp agency buses running

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 10:38am
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Sammi K Serafine Is the 26 running?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 12:04pm
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Stephanie Hall The web site link has no info

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 6:14am
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Vil Villa Are the on board counts accurate?

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Sierra Rae Haile Is 28 running today?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 1:37pm
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Michael Montgomery Infinity resources route bus?

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Antwan Sopaid Dupree That’s wat i need to know too

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Michael Montgomery Yeah no one answered us. I missed work yesterday and today cause no ride. And u can't even look up the infinity route at all

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Leann Landis Is 25 running

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 4:04pm
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Leann Landis Is 25 running ?

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· Reply · December 27, 2017 at 2:33pm
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Shelley Bolinger Is bus 16 running tomorrow

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Ki Dominique Is the 14 running?

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Jessica Dillen Is 16 running

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Sharde Muhammad Affordable rides available.
$10 anywhere in Erie.
Round trip is available.

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Sharde Muhammad Affordable rides available.
$10 anywhere in Erie.
Round trip is available.

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K Dee Baker Amy

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Amy LoParo Rodgers You take the 25 and 29 right?

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K Dee Baker Jessie

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Jessie Robinson The my stop.says the 29 is running

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Amy Hiles Trevor Hiles

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Amanda Cochran Autumn Sky

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Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
December 30, 2017 at 10:02am ·
Holiday Hours:
New Years Eve: Sunday, December 31st--EMTA will operate on a regular Sunday schedule.
New Years Day: Monday, January 1st--CLOSED: NO SERVIC

Deb Spilko Seems to me the company should have had a person or people on available today for snowmaggedon questions and info. I know it's a holiday weekend but the drivers are out in this and somebody besides those hardworking folks should have been available. Cold and frustrated riders unable to talk or get mystop to work... Not a very nice impression of the operation

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Lori Marie I know it's bad out for drivers, but if they're gonna take detours, they need to be listed on here or trackr. Missed a day of work because the 3 decided to take a detour through state St this morning. Called my job to tell them I was gonna be late, they said don't even bother. I don't know about you guys, but I need my hours and this is a bad blow.

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· December 30, 2017 at 1:57pm
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Deb Spilko Sounds awful. I agree that info should have been provided, but apparently the company didn't bother to have a live person available to make riders aware of what was going on in this mess. I hope you let the company know how this affects your hours, I know I will

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Eric Johnathan Are the busses still running today?

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Leann Landis That's what I wanna know

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· Reply · December 30, 2017 at 12:22pm
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Deb Spilko Yes, just running slow and with difficulty

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Leann Landis Is the 22 running?

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Kayla Ortez Brandon Gruber

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