MY PLEA TO THE AUSTIN-BASED CAP METRO MASS-TRANSIT SERVICE TO PLEASE DEVELOP STRATEGY FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS AT BUS STOPS IN NORTH AUSITN

 I hope this e-mail (below) I wrote and sent out tonight will help persuade the Austin-based Cap Metro mass-transit bus service that it needs to develop a strategy for reducing the number of abandoned shopping carts at bus stops in north Austin.

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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>

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Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021, 11:44:51 PM CDT

Subject: Fw: Bus stop 4754 Burnet Rd. S.bound traffic

More details re: bus stop 4754 along Burnet Road are provided farther below in this email note.

Below, top photo, is an additional photo I took this evening of another shopping cart posing a safety hazard for bus passengers and pedestrians in north Austin. This Cap Metro bus stop is a matter of feet north of and abutting a Sonic Drive-In chain-restaurant location.

The shopping cart, below, top photo, was at Cap Metro bus stop number 4539 along the southern side of West Rundberg Lane, a few blocks east of North Lamar Blvd. in north Austin.

Best Wishes,

Cap Metro passenger John Kevin McMillan of north Austin.

My home address: 8805 North Plaza Drive, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753.

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From: "John McMillan" <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: "Capmetro Customerservice" <customerservice@capmetro.org>, "Cap Metro Board of Directors" <boardofdirectors@capmetro.org>

Sent: Mon, Jul 5, 2021 at 8:45 PM

Subject: Bus stop 4754 Burnet Rd. S.bound traffic

A few blocks north of Research Blvd. in north Austin, Texas. Bus stop for Cap Metro route 383 buses and route 3 buses.

Urgent need for Cap Metro policy to help

reduce number of shopping carts being left at bus stops by Cap Metro bus passengers, by homeless persons, and by others.

Photo below, bottom photo, was taken by me Monday 7/5/21 about 8:15 pm.

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