During Greenlink’s Fare Free Day (Oct. 10), both professional + amateur photographers participated in GREENVILLE FACES: TRANSIT, a photography project documenting transit riders’ experiences and stories. Here are the winners:
First Place: Jeremy Tufts | “Re: Mix” | Two riders share a seat on their ride home at the end of the day.
Second Place: Philip Garcia | “7:18 a.m.: ‘It’s what we do’ ” | This mother and daughter leave home, walk to the bus stop, take that bus to the terminal, switch buses, and go across town to the little girl’s school. After dropping off her daughter, the mom waits for an hour for the next bus to do it in reverse. In the afternoon it’s a repeat of the morning routine.
Third Place: William Gabb | “Tommy Crawford is waiting at 9:20 a.m. for a bus at the Greenlink downtown terminal.” | Tommy uses the bus to take him to work.
Reader’s Choice: Burke Brown | Marissa & Malik | Thanks to all of our readers for helping us choose.
DYK: Last year, Greenlink provided 856,275 rides to jobs, doctor’s appointments, education, and more.
Greenlink currently operates Monday – Friday from 5:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., and 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays, with no service on Sundays.
Greenlink customers’ top requests for services are:
1) more frequent service so riders don’t have to wait a full 60 minutes for the bus to return to their stop
2) for later hours so they can get to and from jobs on the second and third shift or in the hospitality industry
As a comparison, Greenlink receives from local government $3.76 per person living in its service area. Communities of our size in the Southeast receive more than $20.00 per person from local government.
