Solutions - USA - New buses may help city'sstruggling transit service
Lynchburg,VA,USA -The Lynchburg News and Advance, by Conor Reilly -Sept 24, 2006: -- Public transit is Lynchburg is struggling with deficits and bus-maintenance problems that often leave paying customers without a reliable way to get to work or to the doctor... But there may be several solutions, both long-term and short-term, that could strengthen a system that many of the city’s working poor depend upon... Those interviews and documents show that the GLTC faces severe maintenance issues and growing costs to provide service, including rising fuel prices... Part of GLTC’s maintenance woes stems from an aging bus fleet. A total of 14 of the city’s 29 buses are nine years old or older. Towing alone has cost $8,000 over the past 18 months... GLTC General Manager Mike Carroll said he is looking to purchase new diesel-hybrid vehicles, then phase out the older buses that are prone to breakdowns. He hopes to have those buses on the road by next summer...
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