Riders address unmet transit needs
photo by Gary D. Brune copyright 2007
Resting in his wheelchair, Frank Smith, whose letter concerning bus problems was read into the record at this morning's Butte County Association of Governments (BCAG) Unmet Transit Needs meeting, listens as Chico bus rider Donna Cook addresses the board at Chico City Hall. She speaks to difficulties concerning bicycle riders on the B -Line buses as she also uses an electric bicycle.
The BCAG members took testimony from several bus riders during the meeting. Later in the meeting they discussed the issue of having bus shelters built with advertising funds. Jim Peplow of Butte Regional Transit, said that they have a budget to build four bus shelters without the aid of outside advertising.
but with those funds, he estimates that twenty shelters per year could be built throughout Butte County. The BCAG board agreed to table this issue for further discussion at a future meeting.