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Mourning Our Losses
RECEIVED Sat., Sept. 15, 2018
Dear Editor,
Thanks for your timely article but this really saddens me and those of us who have lived here for more than a nanosecond. In the past few weeks we’ve learned about the closing of: the Frisco, Hill's Cafe, Threadgill's and now Frank & Angie's. Before that it was El Gallo. If Austin can offer all kinds of incentives to get new businesses to come here why can’t they offer incentives to get businesses to stay here? These are Austin originals, mainstays, and Austin markers. We’re losing them as fast as we can blink our eyes and they’re gone. I hope we can see some of these places in a food trailer somewhere in town. That’s better than them going away altogether. Thanks.
Thanks for your timely article but this really saddens me and those of us who have lived here for more than a nanosecond. In the past few weeks we’ve learned about the closing of: the Frisco, Hill's Cafe, Threadgill's and now Frank & Angie's. Before that it was El Gallo. If Austin can offer all kinds of incentives to get new businesses to come here why can’t they offer incentives to get businesses to stay here? These are Austin originals, mainstays, and Austin markers. We’re losing them as fast as we can blink our eyes and they’re gone. I hope we can see some of these places in a food trailer somewhere in town. That’s better than them going away altogether. Thanks.
Cassandra Baugh
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Max It Out
RECEIVED Thu., Sept. 13, 2018
Dear Editor,
It is nice to see that Capital Metro has adopted much of the 2008 Bus Riders Union-ATX plan for a high-frequency gridlike system. [See "Rising Ridership," News, Sept. 7.]
We also proposed that the system be fare-free to maximize ridership. This report shows that it works. The increase in riders is solely attributable to reducing fares on the rapid bus and allowing students to ride free this summer. It's working; now let's max this thing out!
It is nice to see that Capital Metro has adopted much of the 2008 Bus Riders Union-ATX plan for a high-frequency gridlike system. [See "Rising Ridership," News, Sept. 7.]
We also proposed that the system be fare-free to maximize ridership. This report shows that it works. The increase in riders is solely attributable to reducing fares on the rapid bus and allowing students to ride free this summer. It's working; now let's max this thing out!
Glenn Gaven