Transit Equity Demands for the SC Lowcountry, Feb. 4, 2022

Transit Equity Demands for the SC Lowcountry, Feb. 4, 2022

Our upcoming actions to push transit progress in the Lowcountry Forward are listed on our BFLT Facebook Events Page. 

Bus Stop- Mt. Pleasant, SC Town Hall

Goals for 2022

1. Extend the existing CARTA #10 Bus Line Northwest from its current terminus at the Health South Hospital on Highway 78, up Highway 78 through Ladson and Lincolnville to Summerville. SC before May 4, 2022 using the recent 800k grant from the US Dpt. of Transpiration. See details on this proposal. 
2. Secure another year of bus service to the beach. Double ridership. (Approve by CARTA Board at January meeting.) See detailed information  on bus service to the Beach. 
3. Increase CARTA Ridership by 30%. Get more middle school aged students on transit. We've already begun work on our Park Pleasantly Play Downtown effort in Mt. Pleasant.  CARTA's board voted in April to make May a fare free month as part of rebuilding ridership with our commitment to support the effort. CARTA Ridership is now up 13% over March 2021 to March 2022.
4. Push the future Lowcountry Rapid Transit line terminus back North to Lincolnville, near the Charleston County line, walking distance from downtown Summerville. Details on returning the line to Summerville.
5. LCRT before I526- Fight to get the promised Lowcountry Rapid Transit line operational before work begins on widening I526. Read our blogpost Transit First, 8 Lane Gridlock Later on this issue. Read the statement by Dana Beach founder of the Coastal Conservation League on why enlarging I526 will make congestion worse. 
6. Obtain 10 more lighted & sheltered bus stops on the CARTA system, 2 on the Sea Islands & 2 in Summerville. One great new stop on Houston Northcutt (image above) in Mt. Pleasant shows was a fully realized stop which emphasizes pedestrian safety on a busy road looks like, including a center island waiting area for pedestrians with lighting. 

Daniel Dewald has also compiled a list of problems and possible solutions for the failure to get functional transit operating in Dorchester and Berkeley Counties. Read Dewald's one page bullet list. 

Elections

We're also trying to help the needs of Lowcountry Transit Riders be heard during this year's elections b getting candidates to ride the bus and provide answers to our questions about local transit.  See our page on the Congressional election. We don't endorse candidates. 

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For more information about Transit Equity Day

 See www.bfltransit.com or call William Hamilton at (843) 870-5299.