What if?
That’s the question buzzing from our paratransit department lately.
“What if the holiday spirit extended all year?” asked Paratransit Supervisor Craig Frazier in a department email. “If all the rules, boundaries and constraints were gone, what could we do to make our service better?”
What if?
That’s the question buzzing from our paratransit department lately.
“What if the holiday spirit extended all year?” asked Paratransit Supervisor Craig Frazier in a department email. “If all the rules, boundaries and constraints were gone, what could we do to make our service better?”
Have you noticed something new on Cedar Street? No, we’re not talking about the Holt Quality Dairy that recently got a facelift – we’re talking about CATA’s brand-new smart shelter.
The newly installed shelter is just south of Mt. Hope Rd in front of Foster Community Health Center. This one isn’t like our other shelters, though: Thanks to the Lansing Board of Water and Light, it’s complete with LED lighting, a USB-charging center, public Wi-Fi and a real-time bus-tracking display. Even better, the powered shelter supports CATA’s commitment to 100 percent renewable energy.
For most people, riding the bus leads somewhere physical. Somewhere real. Maybe someplace rather perfunctory.
You take the bus to work. You ride it to go shopping. You hop onboard to get to class on the other side of campus.
For Eva Phan, a CATA bus took her to the next chapter in her life. She met her now-fiancé sitting in a bus shelter in front of MSU’s Brody Hall.
“It’s become a running joke in our relationship,” Eva said. “’If you want to find love, you have to go to the bus stop!’”
Jason (left) with brother Jeremy (right)
It’s a gift when your co-workers feel like family.
It can be an even greater gift when your co-workers are your family.
“Jason and I worked side-by-side for eight years,” CATA bus driver Jeremy Baragar said about his younger brother.
Rin (left) and Ron's son, Thiago (right), smile with Ron.
To say that Ron DeLeon enjoys his work is a significant understatement.
“I love driving, I love transportation, I love dealing with people,” Ron says, practically unprompted.
“I love my job!”