BATA Halts Glen Arbor Loop Due To Staffing Shortage; Ripples Felt By Employers And Staff In The County
By Emily Tyra | Aug. 4, 2021
Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) quietly announced late last week that its seasonal Route 11, running from Traverse City to Glen Arbor/Empire, is “temporarily suspended” as of Monday, August 2, leaving some local businesses and their employees in a tough — and unexpected — transportation pinch.
Route 11 is one of BATA’s six fixed Village Loops which connect outlying villages and towns in Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties to downtown Traverse City — and to each other. This particular loop operates June through October with scheduled stops in Cedar, Maple City, The Homestead, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, plus optional deviations on request.
The abrupt halt in service boils down ...
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