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Not long ago, the City of Peoria was presuming to speak for itself and the Village of Peoria Heights regarding the Kellar Branch rail-to-trail conversion. They apparently haven’t learned anything since then. In June, the City approved a (supposedly) three-way agreement with Peoria Heights and Junction Ventures that would allow the City and Village [...] This past week, the Journal Star reported on changes being made to CityLink bus routes: Beginning Sept. 8, Northwoods Mall will no longer be used as the unofficial – and privately owned – northern transfer station for CityLink buses. In an agreement with CityLink and the mall’s ownership, Simon Properties, the bus service will [...] Another dissatisfied CityLink customer wrote a letter to the editor today: The Peoria bus system needs an overhaul. [...] We need more cross-town busing, buses that run more often, on time, and Sunday buses. Citizens young and old should not have to wait long periods in the snow, rain, sleet and cold in order [...] About a month ago, I had to take my car in for some repair at the Honda dealership on Pioneer Parkway. While it was in the shop, I decided to try to get around town without a vehicle. That experiment didn’t last too long. It was over the weekend, and I needed to go [...] I thought I might ride CityLink’s Park ‘n Ride service to see the fireworks at Glen Oak Park tonight. My wife and I did that last year and it seemed to work relatively well. So I wanted to get some info on where they would be picking up people and how much the fares [...] I had to take my car in for service today at the Honda dealership. I decided to take the bus to work from there just to see how well our mass transit works out on the north end. According to the CityLink map, the route goes north on Knoxville, then makes a loop: west [...] On Tuesday night, the city is probably going to approve a loan guarantee, in partnership with Peoria County, for Firefly Energy. This will allow Firefly to establish their headquarters here in Peoria and employ 65 people locally. Assuming they’re successful, which seems pretty likely, it won’t cost the city or county a thing. In [...] |
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