She said she couldn't imagine what mothers would do if they were working outside the home. Although she thought many parents could take 15 minutes to drop off their children, picking them up could be harder on their schedules. I approached our transit director and inquired about this type of program. He thought it was a great way to promote golf as well as the safety of using the city transit system. When a child finishes the round, all he or she has to do is go to the golf professional, get a ticket and walk out to the bus stop.
Bus stops are within one city block of the courses.
The child then hands the bus driver the ticket and rides to the bus stop nearest his or her home. Sometimes a child may have to transfer to another bus, but the drivers see these passes and readily help the children find the correct buses. The children are welcome to take their clubs with them on the bus as long as they do not take them out of the bags. We have received literally hundreds of thank-you calls or notes from parents. We promoted this by creating fliers to be distributed in all the grade schools in Cedar Rapids.