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By Sky (anonymous) | Posted January 14, 2011 at 12:27:48

Great article Jason!

Yes the latest news is disturbing on the amount of dollars that will be required to have LRT!

This discussion was briefly chatted about at a recent Flamborough Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Us ~ out in the rural area~ do not have the same public transit as the 'core' and for good reason! It makes no environmental/economical sense...

What Mayor Bob mentioned, was a possible taxi service partially funded through the City.

I don't understand why we do not have min-bus/vans used in areas where there is low ridership.

Even somehow integrating DARTS with local residents... thought~ a "waiting list" of local residents who wish to be phoned if DARTS is picking up in their area? Average Joe gets an automated phone call stating that DARTS "is picking up client Jane at apartment A and going to a doctors appointment on King Street East...if Joe wishes to get on that route, meet at apartment A 15 minutes prior to pick up". A nominal fee would be charged for this service and for each ride. We need DARTS for the disabled, but I really cringe when I see two people on a run...

LRT is an awesome long term goal, yet we need solutions to the problems at hand, fix what is broken and hopefully that will increase the amount of citizens utilizing public transit...ensuring that the money spent on this huge project is returned...

Danya

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