posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:10 AM
by
Jeremy RVARC
Commuter Bus to Rocky Mount on the Table
From
The Franklin News-Post:
Because of the large number of Franklin County and Rocky Mount residents who work in the Roanoke Valley and the sharply rising gas prices, Town Manager James Ervin said that he and Franklin County Administrator Rick Huff have talked with Valley Metro about starting a commuter bus service between Roanoke and Rocky Mount.
I think this is a fantastic idea; easily the largest growth in our commuter database, right behind the Roanoke to Virginia Tech commute, has been the
Rocky Mount to Roanoke commute (click the Franklin County button to zoom in). Most everybody in the database already meets at the recently-expanded Park-and-Ride, so I think there is plenty of demand already pent up.
If this is something you support, please contact
Mr. Ervin and
Mr. Huff and let them know!