Great Idea in the Quad Cities

This is one really great thing to happen for public transit and for party folks. You can now hop on a bus and get driven to the down towns of all four Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa along the Mississippi River.

We'll have to check it out the next time we visit as I always get lost in the Q-C. To me, you're either east or west of the Mississippi River. Here, you're north and south of it. I know full well that is the case, but it doesn't make any difference. My mind won't accept north and south, so here's old dog going the wrong way all the time.

Like I said, it connects all four down towns: Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and Rock Island and Moline in Illinois.

Even better, all this week, it is free. After that, it is $1 between each two towns, or you can get an all day pass for $3. The buses are orange and have the word Loop on them in regards to the 14-mile loop they make. They can carry 30 people and operate Thursday to Saturdays from 5 pm to 1:30 am and Sundays from 11:30 am to 6 pm.

An Idea Whose Time Has Come. Wonder If We Can get a Party Bus Like That Out Here in the Suburbs? --RoadDog