The kick-off event concluded by recognizing naming contest winner Telica Abrams-Cunningham. She received a certificate from the office of Commissioner Melissa McKinlay honoring her for choosing the winning name: Go Glades.
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The kick-off event concluded by recognizing naming contest winner Telica Abrams-Cunningham. She received a certificate from the office of Commissioner Melissa McKinlay honoring her for choosing the winning name: Go Glades.
Palm Tran
Florida’s Palm Tran celebrated its new transit service, Go Glades, in a special kick-off ceremony held at Palm Tran’s facility in Belle Glade.
Launched in December, Go Glades is a pilot project financed by the Florida Department of Transportation and staffed by MV Transportation on Palm Tran’s behalf. Go Glades is a flex service that allows people in the Glades area to request a circulator vehicle make a slight detour from its regular route to pick them up. There are four Go Glades routes serving more than 70 stops.
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The name Go Glades was unanimously chosen out of 70 name submissions in Palm Tran’s contest to name the service. The winner of the naming contest, Pahokee native and third-grade school teacher Telica Abrams-Cunningham, was honored during the ceremony.
Go Glades complements Palm Tran’s bus network improvements, which launched in September 2018. The changes resulted in improved efficiency and on-time performance. Go Glades will continue to improve travel mobility by granting residents direct access to bus stops and off-route destinations.
“Providing excellent public transit is often a challenge in rural communities,” said Palm Tran Executive Director Clinton B. Forbes. “Thinking outside the box, we worked hand-in-hand with the community to come up with Go Glades. Go Glades is the first flexible transit route in Palm Beach County.”
Since it is a pilot program, the continuation of Go Glades is contingent on residents using the service frequently. Prior to launching Go Glades, there was the Belle Glade Express, which provided a similar service in the city of Belle Glade only. Go Glades increases travel mobility by serving all areas of the Glades.
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