Day 3: Catching Mini Wave To Big Wave

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Published: Tue, July 08, 2008 - 8:07 pm
Tiffany Craig
Tiffany Craig
Our series, Putting It In Park is catching on!

News 5's Tiffany Craig is not buying gas this month and finding other ways to get around town.

She discovered the Wave bus yesterday after walking nearly two miles.

What a difference a day makes!

After our Monday hustle, I discovered the Neighborhood Service Bus

The mini Wave bus will pick you up at home and take you right to the fixed route bus.

I made a reservation Monday afternoon and on Tuesday morning, it worked like magic.

The fee is $1.25 plus a dime for switching buses.

News 5's Kimberly Curth tested it out with me. "I've always been curious and it's so nice to know that option is there to see how convenient it really is."

On our half hour journey, we met Jerald Milligan. He watched Monday's episode of Putting It In Park. "I said, I don't think they gonna make it. I don't think they're gonna make it but they basically waited on you didn't they?"

After dropping his car off at the shop Tuesday morning, Jerald decided to step on a bus for the first time in thirty years. "They've been very helpful and directed me on how to get closest to my house."

The neighborhood bus travels through West Mobile and Tillman's Corner. As long as you make reservations, you can catch the mini Wave to the big Wave too!


That’s why we need a round the clock system instead of one that’s part time and more coverage. Wonder why we can’t get funding for a system from the feds? They do it for amtrak and other systems that work the north east!

Posted by carl on 07/09/08 - 5:22 pm • Report Abuse   

I had the lady at the transportation office LAUGH at me when I said I needed to get from Hillsdale to Bishop state by 7:30AM 4 days a week.
The public bus system doesn’t work for all people, especially people that work evening shifts, or need to be somewhere before 8am!

Posted by KxVx on 07/09/08 - 4:03 pm • Report Abuse   

I bet a mass transit system(buses) would make the money from around mobile up 43 to Calvert with all that going on now and what will be going on up there, not to mention the race track when finished.

Posted by carl on 07/09/08 - 3:54 pm • Report Abuse   

The benefits of NYC, it’s always two blocks to any bus or subway. TWO BLOCKS.. LOL

Where did they get their coffee?

Posted by southfan1981 on 07/09/08 - 2:02 pm • Report Abuse   

Tiffany - I appreciate what you are doing to encourage catching the wave.  However, it is not always as easy as you portray it.  The neighbor hood mini waves are only available in certain locations and you are lucky enough to live in one of those areas. I live on Airport Blvd/Azeala.  When I checked on catching the bus to where I worked while my car was in the shop, I found that my normal 2 mile trip would add another 1 1/2 - 2 hours to my day, each way.  I would have to catch a bus to the mall then wait on another bus to take me to my office on Dauphin Street.  I thought about other ways to get to work, but there are no sidewalks or bicycle lanes between my apartment and my work location.  I ended up bumming rides from friends until my car was repaired.  So the Wave is great only if you happen to live and/or work on the regular bus route. But if I did, I would use it too!

Posted by scarlisle on 07/09/08 - 1:23 pm • Report Abuse   

The only thing I noticed was that she changed clothes on that bus!  lol

Posted by BamaBob on 07/09/08 - 9:26 am • Report Abuse   

On Uncle Henry this moring some caller called in about this and said Tiffany should dress appropriately for the next bus ride.  Then Uncle Henry went on about people having carnal thoughts about Jene’ Young.  What was all that about?

Posted by BamaBob on 07/09/08 - 9:23 am • Report Abuse   

Well done, Tiffany, you are doing a great job! Change is very difficult. You are not able to have a routine since you must find different ways of getting to work. That must put a lot of extra stress on you. We are all pulling for you. Hang in there. When you accomplish the goal, your boss needs to match your savings in the form of a raise. This is a very difficult assignment.

Posted by The wife on 07/09/08 - 9:03 am • Report Abuse   

Thank you TIFFANY, I think you’re throwing fuel on the fire of mass transit and long over due. We should see the flames of conservation and mass transportation burn higher. For what it’s worth I am proud of you Young lady.

Posted by carl on 07/09/08 - 6:53 am • Report Abuse   

Tiffany - I have really enjoyed your reports on these alternate methods of getting around.  I had no idea you could make reservations to catch one of those little buses!  I’m not ready to give up that much freedom yet, but it is good to know some choices do exist around Mobile County.

Posted by BamaBob on 07/08/08 - 8:53 pm • Report Abuse   


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