In a discussion at Charlottesville Tomorrow:We still have a narrow window of opportunity to buy right-of-way for transit; use existing shoulders; use existing rails; even put BRT lanes on the Meadowcreek Pkwy….  If you can’t walk to a bus/trolly; if you can’t get there on a safe bicycle lane; if you can’t park & ride, the system will be underused.  The system MUST connect and serve all of our county growth areas.There’s a lot more there, and it’s well worth reading in its entirety.  The Central Virginia region is likely to look much, much different in fifty years than it does today.

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