WEBVTT CHARLES: AS DAMON TOLD YOU, ITIS SPRING IN THE CRESCENT CITY,SO THAT MEANS BACK-TO-BACKFESTIVALS.AND YOU KNOW ONE THING THATCOMES IN HAND, THE RTA.PATRICE BELL MERCADEL IS HEREWITH US THIS MORNING TO TALKABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONDURING FESTIVAL SEASON AS WELLHOW YOU CAN PUT YOU TWO CENTS INON THE RTA'S STRATEGIC MOBILITYPLAN.>> GOOD MORNING.CHARLES: IT IS FESTIVAL SEASOAND NO ONE WANTS TO DRIVE ORPARK.THE BEST WAY IS TO USE RTA.WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN STORE?>> SERVICES ON THE STREET TOHELP PEOPLE ACCESS THEFESTIVALS.NEXT WEEKEND KICKS OFF ONE OFTHE BIGGEST AND ANYBODY WHO HASBEEN TO THE FESTIVAL KNOWSGETTING TO THE FAIRGROUNDS CANBE DIFFICULT.PARKING 10 BE EXPENSIVE.WE ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TOLEAVE THE CARS AT HOME ORSOMEWHERE IN A LEGAL PARKINGSPOT AND HOP ON THE STREETCAR,OR THE MINIBUS LINES THAT CANGET YO THERE EFFICIENTLY.YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF THE BUSES --FUN YOU WANT.AND ALL FOR A COST OF $1.25 FORA ONE-WAY RIDE OR GET YOURSELF ATHREE DAY PASS FOR NINE DOLLARS.THAT IS THE JAZZY PASSES AND YOUHAVE A DELIVERED.CHARLES: SPEAKING OF YOUR PHONEAND MOBILE, A SPECIAL #.>> #HOWRTAROLLS, WE AREENCOURAGING PEOPLE ON THEVEHICLE AND THEY ARE CATCHINGTHE BUS OR THE STREETCAR TOINSTAGRAM PHOTOS AND TO H @NEWORLEANSRTA.IT IS IMPORTANT, THE SERVICE WEPROVIDE.WE ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICETHROUGH THE WEEKEND THROUGH JAZZFEST TO MAKE CERTAIN PEOPLE HAVEENOUGH OF BUSES AND STREETCARS,EVERY OPERATOR ON CALL.I WILL BE OUT AS THERE.WE'LL HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE THESYSTEM.SOME OF IT IS A ONE SEAT RIDEOUT OF THE FRENCH QUARTER AREFROM CARROLLTON, HOP ON THECANAL STREET CAR AND 4 BLOCKSFROM THE FESTIVAL.A NICE EASY, BREEZY WALK.YOU CAN PART IN SOME OF THENEIGHBORHOODS -- PARK AND SOMEOF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SPRINT CATCHOF THE BROADER LINE.YOU ARE 2 BLOCKS FROM THEFESTIVAL.CHARLES: THIS IS SOMETHINGYOU'RE CONSTANTLY IMPROVING YOURSERVICE.TALK ABOUT THAT.>> WE ARE ENGAGED IN A PROGRAM,A ONE-YEAR STRATEGIC MOBILITYPLAN, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TOTALK TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITYAND GET THEIR FEEDBACK ABOUTWHAT THEY PERCEIVE THE LONG-TERMNEEDS OF MOBILITY IN THISCOMMUNITY TO BE.FIVE, 10, 20 YEARS DOWN THELINE, WHAT WILL MOBILITY LOOKLIKE?WILL WE HAVE BUS RAPID TRANSIT?MORE EXPRESS LINES?THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO TELL USWHAT THE VISION SHOU BE.WE WILL DEVELOP A PLAN AND STARTPUTTING RESOURCES IN PLACE.TALKING TO THE COMMITTEE ISSOMETHING WE DO.EVERY TIME THERE IS A SERVICECHANGE, WE HAVE NINE TO 12COMMUNITY CHANGES THAT ANYBODYCAN COME AND EXPRESSED THEIROPINION.IT IS HERE FOR T COMMUNITY.WHO KNOWS WHAT BETTER SERVICEAND THEY MAD, BUSES,PARATRANSIT AND THE PEOPLE WHOUSE IT.CHARLES: SO GOOD TO HEAR FROMYOU.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.IF YOU LIKE TO STAY UP-TO-DATEWITH THE RTA IN GENERAL, YOU CAN