Austintown WRTA Bus Will No Longer Go Into Walmart Lot

[Why?Town]

After reading the rant I just posted, I realized that I also heard people wondering if Meijer would get it's own stop.

If it wasn't for Goodwill being in the Walmart plaza I'd think that Meijer could have ended up being the furthest west WRTA would bother with for quite a while.

[Why?Town]

I don't know if it's true or not but I heard that this was "needed" because too many carts were being left at the stop itself.

"Needed" in parentheses, mainly because someone felt the "need" to do something without the ability to realize that they'll now "need" to gather up and return those carts from a different stop that's much farther away.

Seems very similar to 95% of city government's "needs" and "feelings"

[jay]

FYI

https://www.wrtaonline.com/2025/03/11/wrta-bus-shelter-removed-and-bus-stop-location-changed-at-austintown-walmart-location/

This plaza was a popular destination.  Riders will now have to stand by the curb on Mahoning Avenue to board the bus returning to Youngstown.