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A concept drawing for bus-oriented development at Central and Harding Aves. in White Plains. Westchester County continues to move forward on creating a BRT line on Central Avenue and is making concerted efforts to incorporate transit-oriented development at three sites along the route. Naomi Klein, the project manager for the study, gave an [...] Bee-Line Bus riders on Central Ave. in Westchester could be getting major improvements in service, with buses every 10 minutes, more and better bus shelters, and speedier and more reliable travel times. That’s the potential of the Westchester Dept. of Transportation’s Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) study, which held its second open house [...] This year NJ Transit, Westchester County, and the MTA raised fares, approved a fare hike, and are about to approve a fare hike, respectively. As ridership on all three transit networks hits historic levels, all three have announced plans for increased service in 2008, which is certainly the least they could do for cash-strapped [...] Earlier this month, Westchester County’s Bee-Line bus system joined the ranks of transit agencies seeking fare increases after County Executive Andrew Spano released the proposed 2008 budget, which calls for a 25-cent increase in the cash fare to $2. More than half of Bee-Line rides are paid via MetroCard (which finally came to Bee-Line [...] |
 
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