Originally Posted by
Dahon.Steve
[B]MacDade Mall — all bus Route 115 trips coming from the Delmar Village will stop at South Avenue and MacDade Boulevard. The Route 115 will also be extended over MacDade Boulevard, Ashland Avenue and Academy Avenue.
Route 115 bus stops located in the mall will be removed. Mall passengers should board buses along South Avenue.
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This is an outrage! These malls are getting rid of bus stops forcing the buses to stop on the highway!
I don't think that the elimination of a bus stop in the parking lot of this particular "mall" is "outrageous." MacDade "Mall" is less three miles from my house. I put the word "mall" in quotes because the name is a misnomer. MacDade Mall consists of a supermarket, a K-Mart, and maybe two other stores. It is really not a "mall" in the sense that most of the people posting in this thread envision.
Here's a picture of MacDade Mall from the MacDade Boulevard side:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...79245283018866
Note that there is an existing bus stop in front of the "mall." There are already many SEPTA bus stops along MacDade Boulevard, so having the buses that serve MacDade Mall stop on the street instead of in the parking lot is really not such a big deal.
Here is a picture from the South Avenue side:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...41509433962266
Bus riders who exit the bus on South Avenue have to walk perhaps thirty yards to get to the "mall." Most of the people who go to larger area malls tomorrow for Black Friday shopping will have to walk substantially further to get from their parking space to the mall entrance.
I just don't see this change as a big deal.