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Monday morning roundup
On the move lately, so I’m catching up: *Yours truly takes a look at the controversial Kernersville eminent domain case; *I also took note of the N&R shocking front-page headline:…
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Davidson commissioners ‘tepid’ on PART funding
As described by the Lexington Dispatch headline. Two motions –one not to fund and one to table —both failed, effectively letting the issue die. PART executive director Brent McKinney told…
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PART cuts routes; $20M HQ still on
The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation announced yesterday it is revising its route system. Service on lower-performing routes will be reduced, while service on higher-performing routes to Asheboro and Mt.…
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PART: What free ride?
As you can probably imagine, I loved the lede in this morning’s N&R story on PART’s vanishing fund balance: The free ride on PART might coast to a stop soon…
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Take PART, or else
The N&R follows up follows up on PART’s declining ridership with an above-the-fold front-pager (‘PART’s ridership dips 2 percent in 2009’ —-that’s more like it) and a lead editorial. As…
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PART ridership down
Maybe that’s what the High Point Enterprise headline should have read. Instead, the paper proclaims “Bus ridership moves in new direction.” Exactly— down. PART executive director Brent McKinney says the…
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Sales tax for mass transit?
The state Senate has passed a bill that would allow for a local option sales tax in the Triangle and the Triad to fund mass transportation. In fairness, PART director…
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PART wants more stimulus money
I’m not going to rant and rave about PART asking for more stimulus money. I’ll just present an interesting back-and-forth between NCDOT public transit director Miriam Perry, PART executive director…
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Surprise —PART’s running out of money
…..Unless —- you guessed it —- they come up with a new source of government revenue, says director Brent McKinney, who already has his eye on one such source: One…
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Don’t worry, we’ll pick up the rest
PART raises its rates: PART’s board of directors agreed Wednesday morning to increase the rate from $50 to $60, a move expected to raise about $84,000 a year in additional…
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A relative statement if I’ve ever heard one
PART’s new regional bus service from Lexington starts Monday. The goal, says director Brent McKinney, is “to get people to work and back with a little bit of money left…
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HOT challenges
The Business Journal takes a look at the challenges the Heart of Triad’s new strategic planning committee faces. A major challenge — you guessed it — is funding: The newly…