Metro pivots to 'Bus Rapid Transit' for Green Line proposal, here's why

About this episode

The episode discusses Metro Transit's shift to a Bus Rapid Transit proposal for the Green Line corridor after abandoning a costly light rail plan.

Metro Transit is holding public meetings this week on Bus Rapid Transit for the Green Line corridor, after abandoning a light rail plan that became too expensive. KMOX's Michael Calhoun gets more on the BRT -- Bus Rapid Transit proposal from Metro CEO Taulby Roach. Those open houses are today at 2717 Sydney Street and tomorrow at the Polish Heritage Center, both from 5 to 7 PM, or at a virtual meeting Wednesday at 7 PM at greenlineBRT.com.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Calhoun

Guest: Taulby Roach

Topics covered

• Bus Rapid Transit
• Green Line proposal
• public meetings
• Metro Transit
• transportation planning

Keywords

• Bus Rapid Transit
• Green Line
• Metro Transit
• public meetings
• Taulby Roach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metro Transit

Places: Green Line, 2717 Sydney Street, Polish Heritage Center

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