Transit 1990's : a strategic plan for the next decade

6 Pages·1991·0.48 MB·English

by  Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (Mass.)

niANSIT 1990's
LetterfromtheTransit1990'sChairman
Tliedecadeofthe1990'spromisestobeaperiodofunmatched
challengesandoppoitunitiesformasstransportationwitliinthe
PioneerValley. Fortwentymontlis,theTransit1990'sTaskForce
hasundeitakenbothareviewoftheregion'smasstransportation
needsandanindependentassessmentofthevalley'slaigestpublic
ti'ansitarriei;thePioneerValleyTransitAuthority(PVTA).
TlieviabilityofmasstransportationinthePioneerValleyinthe
1990'snecessitatescommunityinvolvementandarenewedpartner-
shipofthepublicandpiivatesectois. Weexpectthatthispresenta-
tionofourfmdingsandrecommendationswillproveinformative
andencouragediscussionandconcernaboutthefliaireandpoten-
tialofmasstransit.
WeontheTaskForceareenthusiasticandconfidentthatwitli
immediatechange,planning,management,and,mostimpoitantly,a
"senseofvision,"thevalley'smasstransitsystemcan,bytheyear
2000,benothinglessthananationalmodel.
JamesC.Moynilian Photocourtesy
Chairman SpringfieldNewspapers.
Febmaiy1991

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