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Regional planners pitch phased "next-generation" transit to expand service by 2028
Summary
Southwest Regional Planning Commission presented a phased plan to expand and modernize transit across the region, proposing an on-demand, microtransit option subsidized with federal and local funding; Selectboard members raised questions about cost, who would pay and which towns would be served.
The Southwest Regional Planning Commission presented a phased plan to expand transit across the region and to stand up a new, “next‑generation” system by fiscal 2028 that would double current ridership and introduce on‑demand microtransit alongside existing services.
The plan would roll out in phases based on funding and local political support and could either supplant or augment today’s fixed‑route service. Presenter, Southwest Regional Planning Commission, told the Selectboard the initial phase would target a core employment and population area that includes parts of Keene, Swansea and other nearby communities and that later phases would add on‑demand, app‑based service subsidized by federal funds and other contributions.
Why it matters: the proposal would…
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