..Courtesy of the Greensboro Metropolitan Planning Organization —- notably City Council member Robbie Perkins — which “felt uncomfortable leaving PART out.”
But here’s the best part:
The initial list of stimulus projects already had a higher price than the $7.4 million Uncle Sam is giving the MPO for road improvements and the $5.4 million for transit.
But the city can use other sources to fill any shortfall, said Adam Fischer, the city’s acting transportation director. Officials also hope contractors may bid lower than earlier estimates because of the slow economy, he said.
Whole lotta Hope going on right now, huh? Meanwhile, the “big news” in Alamance County is PART park-and-ride lots can “now be completely covered” by stimulus money, perhaps delaying the need for a rental-car or vehicle registration tax.
Yippee.
