Public Meeting Tuesday on I-26 Alternatives
Event to kick off I-26 Alt study for commuter solutions.
Local in search of a commuting alternative to Interstate 26 are encouraged to attend an open house from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday night at North Charleston City Hall. I-26 Alt is a new study to look at different ways the Charleston area can handle the growing issue of the daily commute. Project members will analyze bus, rail and other options to see how to get locals between Summerville and Charleston. In thinking regionally of the interstate from Summerville's exit 199 to the peninsula, the Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Council of Governments is hopeful that governments and organizations will coordinate a transit response that seamlessly runs the 22-mile stretch. The COG is hoping to receive funding for the study through the Federal …
Tom Utley
9:23 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
I'd like to see a system like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_rapid_transit I used to live in Atlanta, and I only used MARTA once or twice. The reason was simple: it didn't go where I wanted to go, and even if it did, it took forever to get there. Specifically, the only stop on MARTA that interested me was the Airport. However, it took about an hour to get to the airport using MARTA … more ›