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West Chester Metro progress: pedestrian bridge prioritized after state rail plan listing
Summary
Rail restoration committee reported the proposed West Chester Metro was added to the 2025 State Rail Plan; committee leaders urged grant-seeking for a priority pedestrian bridge at Wawa, outlined a $40 million capital estimate and proposed eight daily round trips in an initial operating plan.
Jason Laban, chair of the Railroad Restoration Committee, told the West Chester Borough Council on Nov. 18 that the committee’s quarterly report shows the proposed West Chester Metro has been included in the 2025 State Rail Plan, a milestone the committee described as increasing the project’s visibility to state agencies and funders.
Laban said the committee’s updated financial plan estimates $40,000,000 in capital costs and $10,000,000 in annual operating costs for the notional service. "We got the Westchester metro onto the state rail plan," Laban said, adding that the listing ‘‘doesn't mean funding, but it means awareness,’’ and could be cited in future grant applications. He called a pedestrian bridge at the Wawa end of the…
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