Sarasota News Leader
August 30, 2013
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during rush hour, he added. The traffic in the
other five lanes was at a standstill.
Nonetheless, Hines said he was certain the
City Commission was prepared to pursue the
land-use changes necessary to make the BRT
feasible along the North Tamiami Trail.
Therefore, he continued, he felt the board
should withdraw its FTA application and rethink the plan.
"Well, I guess I more or less agree with
Charles," Patterson said. "We had a lot of dollars and were looking at rapid growth when
we started the concept of BRT, neither of
which is true today."
Commissioner Joe Barbetta. Photo by Norman
Schimmel
A map shows the route of the 'BRT Lite' system in Tampa. Image courtesy of Sarasota County
