Transit Questions for Charleston County Council Candidates 2022

Transit Questions for Charleston County Council Candidates

Feb. 14, 2022
Best Friends of Lowcountry Transit will attempt to have all candidates for Charleston County Council answers these questions before the primary. We will also be offering guided rides on the transit system to candidates and their campaign staff. We are a nonprofit 501c3 and do not endorse candidates for public office. We do encourage transit voters and empower them to make their own decisions.

Questions for the Candidates

1. When was the last time you rode a CARTA or LINK Bus and how many times have you been on local public transit in the past 12 months?
2. Would you like to take a guided ride on a bus running in your district with a member of Best Friends of Lowcountry Transit. 
3. How far is it from your home to the nearest marked CARTA bus stop. (Few if any stops for LINK are marked). 
4. Where in your district do you believe bus stops should be improved. What would you do to implement transit friendly "complete streets" which accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders safely? Please give specific locations. 
5. Do you support termination of the “pay go plan” adopted by the Committee controlling half penny sales tax funding which diverts current public transit funding to road construction and promises to return that funding in the future?

6. 

   Talking to a CARTA Board Member

   Do you support extending the Existing #10 Rivers Ave. Bus Line to downtown Summerville, SC?
7. What would you do to get the Lowcountry Rapid Transit Bus line constructed and operating sooner?
8. What would you do to improve performance on the South end of the Lowcountry Rapid Transit Line, which currently ends its dedicated lane bus way at Reynolds Ave. in N. Charleston?
9. The BCD COG did a 700k study on additional Bus Rapid Transit lines in the Lowocuntry. Which of those possible lines to you believe should be prioritized for construction and operation, when and why?
10. What do you think is the most significant problem with public transportation in Charleston County now and why?
11. Where on our existing and future transit lines would you choose to fund construction of affordable housing using Federal Covid Recovery funds if you were elected?
12. What steps should be taken to improve transit access to area beaches?

Further Information on these Issues

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To contact us

Executive Director William J. Hamilton, III
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