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Rail restoration committee seeks business ridership data; volunteers urge infrastructure focus
Summary
The Rail Restoration Committee presented a business survey and members of the West Chester Railroad urged council to prioritize track and infrastructure work while questions about ridership and operations remain.
The Rail Restoration Committee briefed council on a business survey it conducted to gauge local interest in rail service and to inform planning for restoration of the West Chester branch. Jason Levin, chair of the Rail Restoration Committee, said the present focus is infrastructure investment rather than imminent operations: “I don’t think we’re planning to have an operation in place anytime in the next year or two. So it’s really about infrastructure right now.”
Charlotte Barker, a committee member, said the survey targeted businesses in the Downtown West Chester Business…
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