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Posts in Category: A Line BRT

BRT successes provide plenty of reasons to be optimistic 

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| Feb. 4, 2020

A customer boards a northbound Route 6 on France Avenue, where the METRO E Line will operate in the future. From Charles Carlson, Director of Bus Rapid Transit Projects Here and across the country, bus ridership is declining. But in [...]

Light rail, Bus Rapid Transit lines set annual ridership records 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 11, 2019

It was another record-setting year for Metro Transit’s light rail and Bus Rapid Transit lines. The Green Line, Blue Line and A Line each saw their highest annual ridership ever in 2018, breaking records that were set just a year [...]

Three future rapid bus projects move forward 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | July 26, 2018

Plans to bring the kind of fast, frequent service that has been so successful on the A Line to three additional corridors advanced within the past week. Here is a summary of the latest advances: C Line Crews recently began assembling the [...]

New displays allow A Line customers to plan trips as they ride 

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Posted by Marisa Helms | April 23, 2018

Starting today, new digital displays on A Line buses will provide real-time information about upcoming stops, connecting routes and service alerts. The displays have been installed so customers can make informed decisions as they ride. For [...]

Dorothy’s last ride 

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Posted by Kathy Graul | Oct. 3, 2017

Dorothy Carter was fiercely independent. But she never had a driver’s license and never drove a car. For all 94 years of her life, she took public transportation. “It was her way to stay independent. To do what she wanted to do, when she wanted [...]

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