Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Regional Transit Study


It's a change of mind for the Municipality of Lunenburg to get back aboard a possible regional transit operation. Council voted to explore the
feasibility of a hybrid transit model for the partner units that integrates a fixed route service with a dial-a-ride service. Deputy-Mayor Martin Bell says Council backed off because there seemed to be an abrupt change from the original agreement which was based on a fixed route model. Bell says Council slowed down and reassessed how the other municipal units were proceeding. He says once they were confident the end result could be met and move on with the study, that's when they decided to become a partner again. A detailed analysis will be undertaken to explore existing services and how they can be integrated, then an action plan will be developed to implement such a model if deemed feasible