Greenville Transit

[g-man430]

^^^Same reason they put in new railroad crossings along the same line in ICAR/Millennium Campus.

[puskunk]

^^^Same reason they put in new railroad crossings along the same line in ICAR/Millennium Campus.

Oh yeah, forgot about those.

[maninthepark]

So even if its never used again, they have to have a bridge, just 'in case' they want to keep the land? Weird, but understandable.

Yes, I know it sounds weird but thats the way it works.

Its just like the northern line from Greenville to T.R.,It is Rail Banked, and designated an [ interim

rail trail,] So what this means, is in the future if someone has the money, and wants to put the

line back in service as [light rail or freight ] It will just be a matter of replacing rails and crossings.

The difference between the northern line and the southern line is that most of this line is still

in daily use by Carolina Piedmont R.R., with its northern termination at the G.E plant off of

Woodruff rd.

To make my point the line could someday be used for light rail, but if Carolina Piedmont

ended up with a new customer, say --in ICAR or on Industrial Drive it could also be returned

to freight service.

[g-man430]

After hearing about the GTA-city argument in today's Greenville News, I think cities in third world countries have a better transit system than we do.

[g-man430]

Temporary victory and hopefully a permanent one. GTA to delay route cuts: http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/...8/NEWS/70228028 Thoughts and opinions.

Edited March 1, 2007 by g-man430

[Spartan]

Unfortunately I fear this is just delaying the inevitable. I think that it may come to a complete shutdown (again) before Greenville wakes up to the realities of being a city.

[goodbye]

A meeting earlier today has revealed recommendations for the future of GTA. Of course, these revolve around the sad financial situation.

[g-man430]

^^^So, should I blame the city, county, McDonald Transit, or somebody else for this mess?

Edited March 3, 2007 by g-man430

[goodbye]

It would be hard to blame the City, since they have been exposing this problem for awhile now.

[Spartan]

Its really a combination of all three to an extent, gman. I've been pushing blame on the City and County for not cooperating with each other for the greater good of Greenville, but you can't ignore McDonald Transit's role in it. I still maintain that its the governments fault for not allocating adequate funding for transit. There may have been mistakes on MT's part, but they are nothing compared to those of Greenville City and (mostly) Greenville County government.

It seems to me that Greenville City is more willing to put money up for GTA, but they don't want to go it alone. Thats just my observation though.

[silverseale]

An article of interest from USA Today: "Riders Crowd Public Transit Systems"

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007...N.htm?csp=22_gn

[monsoon]

^Please don't post links to newspaper articles on this site unless you at least tell us why it is relevant to this thread. We don't want to be a newsclipping site.

[maninthepark]

Did you guys see this on the news tonight! I am glade to see the city and county

working together on this.WYFF said it could happen in four to five years, this is much

sooner than I ever thought we would see rapide transit in Greenville!

Bullet Bus

[Spartan]

BRT is a positive step forward, but as Charlotte showed us, if you can get a stable source of transit funding, you can do a lot more cool things. Its imperative that Greenville get GTA busses running at full steam and expand that system before they sink any money into BRT.

[goodbye]

This is GREAT news, and a much needed addition to Greenville. If all of these new developments along I-85 are to be truly successful, a transit system such as this will be vital. I am very encouraged by the collaboration taking place between the City and County councils. It is as much of a positive step as any we've seen in years, in my opinion.

[Greenville]

I think this sounds great! It is a logical predecessor to light rail. And think about it: it will cause people to get in the habit of parking/walking to a station, boarding, and riding along a rail line to their destination. This is exactly like light rail, except we are using sleek-looking high-speed buses (that look much like trains) instead of trains. I don't see any weakness in this plan, guys.

[Greenville]

One more thing...where does this rail line end downtown? Is it a good location, or is it in a "new" area that would be developed?

[g-man430]

Ok. I had to come back after reading this GREAT information. Here is what it will look similiar to when finished: http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/max/thevehicle.htm

[goodbye]

There is an abandoned rail line (removed) that passes between McBee Station and Northampton Wines. The tracks used to cross over Broad Street on their way behind the Peace Center.

[g-man430]

Will this ride on a rail or pavement?

Edited March 14, 2007 by g-man430

[goodbye]

Pavement, right?

[g-man430]

After looking around on the internet, it seems it will be built on something similiar to what a monorail rides on, but embedded into the ground.

Edited March 14, 2007 by g-man430

[whitehourseview]

I don't think I want to be on this forum anymore. Bye.

Ok. I had to come back after reading this GREAT information. Here is what it will look similiar to when finished: http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/max/thevehicle.htm

You crack me up g-man. You left for approx. 23 hours.

[g-man430]

^^^ What can I say? I'm g-man. Will there be only one bus on this line when complete or more?

Edited March 14, 2007 by g-man430

[Greenville]

I think the bus is made to ride on the train tracks (or without much alteration to the tracks). Nowhere does it suggest that it needs to be on pavement.