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Residents press Radford council to add bus shelter on Midkiff Lane; council explains current fare policy
Summary
A resident requested a bus shelter at Midkiff Lane near Riverbend Apartments and asked that the city restore fares or a low-cost pass. City staff said shelters require relocation costs and that fares were suspended during COVID and are currently not cost-effective to collect, with DRPT reimbursements helping offset operations.
At the July Radford City Council meeting, resident Beth Barber asked the council to install a bus shelter at the Midkiff Lane stop near Riverbend Apartments and noted that people were standing in rain without cover. Barber said she previously brought a petition requesting shelters and asked staff to revisit the Midkiff Lane location.
City officials said one…
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