http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/17/oped-the-road-ahead-for-shockoe-bottom/ Richmond's Homepage For Business News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/04/17/oped-the-road-ahead-for-shockoe-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-3773 JJames Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:53:55 +0000 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=6628#comment-3773 These seem like legitimate concerns, although my impression is that the SBNA has also expressed concern (less officially perhaps) about the "kind" of people served by the buses not being "right" for the neighborhood. If the concerns really are more about the design, traffic issues, and the future of high speed rail, then Lewis definitely needs to respond. Some reports do leave the impression that GRTC has not coordinated with other agencies very much so far. Especially with high-speed rail, it would be a real shame if a legitimate effort to improve mass transit in Richmond compromised the city's ability to have high-speed rail serve the downtown area. These seem like legitimate concerns, although my impression is that the SBNA has also expressed concern (less officially perhaps) about the “kind” of people served by the buses not being “right” for the neighborhood. If the concerns really are more about the design, traffic issues, and the future of high speed rail, then Lewis definitely needs to respond. Some reports do leave the impression that GRTC has not coordinated with other agencies very much so far. Especially with high-speed rail, it would be a real shame if a legitimate effort to improve mass transit in Richmond compromised the city’s ability to have high-speed rail serve the downtown area.

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