I'm sure most people in the West Chester area have sat at a bus stop, eager to go to Philly, wondering why the 104 bus is late yet again.
Well, the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) is trying to better local public transportation and ensure the 104 is more on schedule.
According to Mark Cassel, senior director of business development and operations for the non-profit group, the organization is working on a traffic signal plan along Route 3 that would allow the buses to follow the same traffic signal schedule as emergency vehicles, meaning green lights could be extended a few seconds later or started a few seconds earlier, so buses could arrive to a destination on time.
TMACC is working with West Chester, West Goshen, East Goshen, Willistown and Westtown on the program. Cassel also stressed this is in very early stages. So far, all that has been done is a study. The progam needs funding, as well as support from the five municipalities.
A presentation by TMACC will be made tonight at West Chester Borough Hall on East Gay Street during Borough Council's Public Works Committee at 5:30 p.m.
Well, the Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) is trying to better local public transportation and ensure the 104 is more on schedule.
According to Mark Cassel, senior director of business development and operations for the non-profit group, the organization is working on a traffic signal plan along Route 3 that would allow the buses to follow the same traffic signal schedule as emergency vehicles, meaning green lights could be extended a few seconds later or started a few seconds earlier, so buses could arrive to a destination on time.
TMACC is working with West Chester, West Goshen, East Goshen, Willistown and Westtown on the program. Cassel also stressed this is in very early stages. So far, all that has been done is a study. The progam needs funding, as well as support from the five municipalities.
A presentation by TMACC will be made tonight at West Chester Borough Hall on East Gay Street during Borough Council's Public Works Committee at 5:30 p.m.
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In general, I agree with the sense of your comments and reporting about public transportation, but I question two things that you wrote to introduce this entry. First, I am not sure that most people in West Chester have any experience riding SEPTA -- I'd guess that most have experience driving themselves in private vehicles -- and as far as the 104 bus goes, I can't remember the last time it was "late" in West Chester. That's a function of how the bus is scheduled -- it starts out from West Chester so unless something made it extremely late getting to West Chester, it can always start out on time. That changes as you move east along Route 3, so other people experience lateness on Route 104, but not people waiting to board the bus in West Chester.
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