We just moved from Savannah, GA, to a town near Tucson, AZ. I still read the Savannah newspaper and found this article enlightening, maybe I should email it to Nagin?
No car? Evacuate anyway.
Hurricane Guide
Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 12:30 am
Public transportation is available to get out.
Those without a private vehicle will be able to evacuate from Chatham County on school buses.
Here's how it will work:
When a mandatory evacuation is ordered, Chatham Area Transit buses will take those without their own vehicles to the Savannah Civic Center. The buses will run their regular routes at their regular times and stop at their regular pick-ups points for as long as possible. Each route will end, however, at the Civic Center.
If you drive to the Civic Center, or get a ride from a family member or friend, don't expect to board a bus. They're for people without access to private transportation.
At the Civic Center, people will be organized by need and loaded onto available school buses.
The buses will take people to inland shelters for the duration of the evacuation.
The earliest buses go to the closest shelters and therefore have the shortest trips.
Pets are allowed on the buses, but only if crated, caged, or kenneled.
The buses will be crowded. Be reasonable with what personal belongings you take. One suitcase per person is the general guideline.
School buses aren't air-conditioned. Expect some discomfort.
Several seats on each bus are left empty to accommodate stranded motorists encountered on the way.
Source: Chatham Emergency Management Agency
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