Posted Aug 25, 2012, 1:20 PM
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Another story on the collective need for a regional public transit system.
Source: The Telegram, Aug 25, 2012
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Regional public transit for St. John’s metro area hinges on all levels of government
St. John’s Coun. Tom Hann has said it on numerous occasions over the last year, both in speaking with reporters and inside council chambers — a regional public transit system is necessary to meet the needs of the St. John’s metro area.
The city’s downtown parking study found that more than 40 per cent of people coming to the area for work come from outside city boundaries.
“What do we do to reduce the traffic congestion, the greenhouse gas emissions, and all the related problems that brings?” asked Hann, chairman of the St. John’s Transit Commission, which is responsible for Metrobus Transit.
“The answer is, some kind of regional transit system, or some kind of park and ride at both ends of the city so people can drive out to the environs of the city with a shuttle service running to the downtown core.”
However, roadblocks remain over how committed other communities are to sharing a public transit system and how such a venture would be funded.
According to the 2011 census, the combined population of Mount Pearl, Paradise, Conception Bay South, Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, and Torbay stands at 81,590, a 13.1 per cent jump from the 2006 census total of 72,077. Over that same period, the population of St. John’s has risen from 100,646 to 106,172....
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http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Loca...o-get-around/1
If there was some sort of park-and-ride system established here I, for one, would be more than happy to use the service.
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