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Sarasota News Leader February 8, 2013 Page 23 gaining the necessary public support for the and county commissions would be unable to land-use changes. "What's the implication for pursue a BRT system, Reid said. the rest of our non-BRT transit system?" On the other hand, Reid pointed out, the counReid replied that he could explain to FTA offi- ty's lobbyist had made it plain that once the cials the initiative fell apart. "We wouldn't be county was out of the funding cycle for a BRT, the only community that was unsuccessful in it would take many years to gain considerdoing this," Reid added. ation again. However, his preference would be to tell the Barbetta noted, "Charlotte County got FTA well before then if it appeared the city bounced out [of the funding cycle] for 10 Suggested corridor treatments for a bus rapid transit system show how the bus drivers could use electronic devices to change traffic signals to enable the buses to pull into traffic ahead of other vehicles. Image courtesy Sarasota County