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Good, maybe the poor people who have no choice but to depend on the bus service will finally have some good quality service.
And, maybe if everyone else has access to the same improved service, we can reduce congestion on the roads as well as air pollution, and give more people an opportunity to exercise (by walking to/from bus stops, etc).
And, maybe if everyone else has access to the same improved service, we can reduce congestion on the roads as well as air pollution, and give more people an opportunity to exercise (by walking to/from bus stops, etc).
Exactly, I agree with you. It is not good for peoples health to be dependent on cars to go everywhere. Traffic congestion will improve for now if Greenlink makes changes but as more newcomers arrive in Greenville traffic will get worse....the congestion is inevitable. While I was in Greenville for a recent visit noticed that Mauldin is becoming quite congested during the early evenings...good signs of growth.
As an exampleof how transit systems do not solve all traffic and congestion problems....we have mass transit (buses, trains, water taxis and regular taxis) and it is still very congested here on the buses, trains, subway platforms, stairways and streets.
Wherever there is progress.......there is going to be traffic, pollution and congestion, the three go together! A little bit of traffic and congestion on I-85 or Woodruff Road will not be enough to win the argument with Greenlink to make the transit system better. I would enjoy leaving my car in the garage and walk or take a bus to places when I am in Greenville.
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Wherever there is progress.......there is going to be traffic, pollution and congestion, the three go together! A little bit of traffic and congestion on I-85 or Woodruff Road will not be enough to win the argument with Greenlink to make the transit system better. I would enjoy leaving my car in the garage and walk or take a bus to places when I am in Greenville.
I agree with the seniment, love it when a town is walk/bike and/or public transit friendly, they would have to build sidewalks on that woodruff side of town but it is a good idea.
I agree with the seniment, love it when a town is walk/bike and/or public transit friendly, they would have to build sidewalks on that woodruff side of town but it is a good idea.
The city is working on that, but they have to take it area by area, so it will be a while before much of the city is like that. But, they're actively starting to redo infrastructure in the Haywood Rd corridor along those lines. I had thought they were supposed to do the same with the Pleasantburg Dr corridor years ago, but never saw any evidence of it.
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Exactly, I agree with you. It is not good for peoples health to be dependent on cars to go everywhere. Traffic congestion will improve for now if Greenlink makes changes but as more newcomers arrive in Greenville traffic will get worse....the congestion is inevitable. While I was in Greenville for a recent visit noticed that Mauldin is becoming quite congested during the early evenings...good signs of growth.
