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Greenway Public Transportation seeks local match to expand fare-free microtransit after ridership jump
Summary
Greenway Public Transportation told Burke County commissioners it needs local matching funds to sustain fare-free and microtransit services after ridership more than doubled on its flex route when fares were waived.
Michael Bowman, executive director of Greenway Public Transportation, presented an overview of services and a funding request to the Board of Commissioners on July 21. Greenway operates demand-response, FlexRoute and a two-year-old same-day microtransit service across a four-county region including Burke County, Bowman said. “Demand response being, like a paratransitor, advanced service you can call anywhere in the county, 72 hours in advance ……
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