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NH COG advances transit study recommendations; authorizes RFP for road asset-management software
Summary
Staff reported next steps from a regional transit analysis — bus-stop placement, stop amenities and centralized dispatch for demand-response — and updated members on public-works equipment sharing and state TRIP grants. The council authorized staff to solicit requests for information for roadway management and planning software.
Eric (transportation planner) summarized a completed transit analysis and told members the two priority next steps are a bus-stop placement/amenity study and exploring a centralized dispatch for demand-response services to reduce unmet trip demand.
"One of the top recommendations... is a bus stop placement and money study," Eric said, listing tasks: reviewing existing stop visibility and location, identifying needed infrastructure, testing temporary signage where signs are lacking and identifying shelter and bench locations.
Eric said Hartford HealthCare — Torrington had expressed interest and possible…
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