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Changes Coming to COLTS Bus Service in Lackawanna County
Changes Coming to COLTS Bus Service in Lackawanna County - Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:55PM EST
Reported by: Eric Deabill
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 @ 06:55pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY - The future of COLTS bus service was the topic of a forum Thursday night in Lackawanna County.
Company officials met with community leaders to find out if additional routes or services are needed. A study on the county's bus service has been underway since April.
It is the first study in 15 years.
Some of the possibilities include adding new bus routes to the busy commerical areas of Dickson City and to area colleges.
"We're seeing a couple of areas underserved. The Commerce Boulevard area where there's a lot of retail activity. There are a lot of industrial parks up there," consultant Lynn Colosi with Clear View Strategies said.
"There's several possibilities, maybe some route changes, maybe additional service on the streets, other just minor tweaks here and there with routes that are existing," COLTS Executive Director Bob Fiume said.
The study COLTS is doing should be finished by March. Public input is expected in January.
The changes could take effect by next summer. | |
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