This year, the tour explored the revitalization along the Broad Street corridor and simulated the proposed “bus rapid transit” route that would run west to Willow Lawn and east to Rocketts Landing. The former bank building, which was Richmond’s tallest from 1930 to 1971, was one of the properties toured by about 150 people on four buses yesterday.
via timesdispatch.com Jeremy Slayton.
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February 2010
Where a proposed bus rapid transit would run, its accessibility, its costs, its operations, its environmental impact and its fairness to long-time riders drew questions from the public tonight.
via timesdispatch.com Peter Bacque .
GRTC is in the early stages of planning a “bus rapid transit” system that would provide faster, more reliable transit service by establishing a main route from West Broad Street at Willow Lawn in Henrico County through downtown Richmond and out East Main Street to Rocketts Landing.
via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES AND PETER BACQUE.
Lewis works for GRTC through a contract with Veolia Transportation.
via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES..
The bus project, like CenterStage, is but one cog in this much-needed revitalization. Grace Street needs to be more than a place where folks transfer from one bus to another. It must become a destination.
via timesdispatch.com MICHAEL PAUL WILLIAMS.
John M. Lewis Jr., chief executive officer of GRTC, said the mayor’s decision effectively kills the proposal for a transfer center at Main Street Station. But he said he understands that issues unrelated to transportation led officials to consider alternate sites.
via timesdispatch.com WILL JONES.
The idea gained momentum in recent months after the City Council approved a 25-cent fare increase, which took effect last month, and Mayor Dwight C. Jones proposed that the city contribute $500,000 in surplus funds from fiscal 2009-10 to get the GRTC fund started. The City Council approved the allocation last week on the condition that the fund serve “working poor and low-income riders.”
via timesdispatch.com Will Jones.
Lewis says GRTC will start the endowment with $25,000.He says Richmond City Council will consider adding an additional $500,000 to seed the endowment.
via wtvr.com.
