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@CP - The concept of the Fairland Master Plan was for Bus Rapid Transit. The county did a bus rapid transit study in 1993-1995. It was BRT that encountered fierce opposition, especially from the Four Corners area. There were good reasons for the opposition (based on issues, by the way, that this year's BRT task force did not address, and will have to be dealt with if BRT is to be built).

My recollection is that Harry Sanders managed to convince the BRT opponents to have a somewhat more open mind about light rail on that route. But the county never pursued light rail -- it only studied BRT.

The Planning Board recommended to the county council and state that they not pursue BRT on US 29. That recommendation was followed. More details are here (link to the Planning Board's letter is currently not working -- I'm working on getting it fixed).

by Ben Ross on Jun 8, 2012 2:57 pm • link • report

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