Transportation Demand Management

Waynesboro Bus Service Rolls to Success
- Keith McGilvery, NBC29 (6/14/2009)

Waynesboro's new bus service is showing early signs of success. The city launched the Waynesboro Circulator on May 11 to boost public transportation for the elderly, disabled and people without cars.

The bus makes 17 stops across the city and costs 50 cents a ride. More Info...

Click Here to View the Circulator Schedule (PDF)

City Transit Service to Add Hybrid Trolleys
- Rachana Dixit, The Daily Progress (6/1/2009)

The Charlottesville Transit Service will soon be adding hybrid buses to its 38-bus fleet, a first for the service as it tries to use more fuel-efficient technology. “It’s a cleaner bus than we have today,” said Bill Watterson, CTS’ transit manager. In terms of getting more residents to use transit, Watterson said, “For some folks that may be a difference.” The purchase - which, for now, will be two "trolley"-style buses - is possible because of $1.3 million in federal economic stimulus funds that CTS will receive in the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. More Info...

Transportation Tomorrow Workshop Presentation Now Available
- Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC)

Early survey results from a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funded project were presented to the public at the Transportation Tomorrow Workshop on May 21st. Data presented was taken from a random phone survey of 300 residents of Charlottesville/Albemarle area. The results will be combined with results from related surveys to create a Regional Transit Assessment Toolkit. More Info...

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