The state of Georgia has a really good track record of creating regional transit agencies. But none of them has a good track record in actually building regional transit.
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Xpress commuter bus service plans trip cuts, electric future
It’s good news and bad news for the state’s Xpress commuter bus service. The bad news: pandemic cuts of over 40% to the trip schedule likely will become the official new normal. The good news: millions in federal money to start shifting the fleet to electric buses. Xpress has long been a popular commuting option, […]
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Vanpool commuters outnumber Xpress bus riders as pandemic throws curveballs at transit planners
By John Ruch Ridership in the metro area’s state-subsidized vanpool program is outpacing that of the Xpress commuter buses for the first time — and that’s just one of the topsy-turvy pandemic effects that has transit planners with the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (The ATL) scrambling to keep up. “This is the first time I […]
