Posts tagged Henrico County
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Shelters and benches for 75% of Richmond’s 1,609 bus stops? GRTC has a plan for that.
Right now, just 5% of the Richmond region’s 1,609 bus stops have a shelter while only 21% even have a bench. But, thanks to a newly passed Essential Infrastructure Plan, starting next summer, the Greater Richmond Transit Company will begin installing 160 shelters and 225 benches over the next five years. Keep reading…
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Richmond used to be a transit leader. Is it ready to be one again?
Today, in Richmond, “transit” means the bus. One might think that the city which debuted the world’s first electric streetcar may have bucked the trend against transit after World War II and preserved its historic transportation system. Instead, Richmond burned them, and local transit hasn’t really rebounced since then. Keep reading…
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Richmond used to be a transit leader. Is it ready to be one again?
Today, in Richmond, “transit” means the bus. One might think that the city which debuted the world’s first electric streetcar may have bucked the trend against transit after World War II and preserved its historic transportation system. Instead, Richmond burned them, and local transit hasn’t really rebounced since then. Keep reading…