Busjack Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 One of the things I mentioned in a letter to my state senator and representative is the need for the RTA to coordinate CTA, Pace, and Metra service, especially in places such as Evanston, where CTA threatened, in the subsequent doomsday scenario, to cancel local bus service. Apparently Chicago is not alone in this concern. (Trying unsucessfully to find SMART bus pictures,) I came across an editorial in the Detroit News raising similar issues with regard to the city owned DDOT and suburban SMART services. This was partially addressed by giving the Detroit Area RTA some limited coordination authority. While the problem is worse in the Chicago metro area, the political issues are probably more intense, as the debate over CTA funding made it clear that suburbanites (and many city residents) do not trust the CTA Board. Something was accomplished with paratransit, but this was because CTA did not want the responsibility, and Pace did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTA42 Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 ...(Trying unsucessfully to find SMART bus pictures,)... Sorry, not exactly on topic, but: http://groups.msn.com/smartbus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted August 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Sorry, not exactly on topic, but: http://groups.msn.com/smartbus Thanks, it does confirm that the buses at issue are RTS 08, apparently for the reason that they don't have rear doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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