The U.S. DOT's release of TIGER grant funding last weekend included funding for Philadelphia to begin planning a potential BRT route for snarled and dangerous Roosevelt Boulevard.
Ashley Hahn reports that Philadelphia received a $2.5 million TIGER grant to begin planning a bus rapid transit route on Roosevelt Boulevard, described as "a 12-lane nightmare replete with crashes, gnarled with rush hour traffic and inadequate transit options in an era of growing ridership."
Writes Hahn, "there are about 150,000 individual trips per day on Roosevelt Boulevard, including 25,000 made on transit. From 2008-2012 there were 3468 crashes on the Boulevard leading to 49 fatalities. It’s clear that the Boulevard needs to change to become safer, and take smarter advantage of its 300-foot width."
According to Hahn's source, "the grant will enable detailed planning supported by real technical and engineering feasibility analysis, and robust public outreach."
FULL STORY: City gets $2.5 million to plan Roosevelt Boulevard bus rapid transit
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