Regional Transit Authority
The proposed Regional Transit Authority would replace Charlottesville Area Transit if created. The idea is currently on hold.
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Backround
At their July 19, 2006 meeting, the Policy Board of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) approved a resolution of intent committing the Charlottesville and Albemarle County to the establishment of a regional transit authority[1].
The consultant Vanasse Hangen Brustlin was hired to study the topic.
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority (RTA) was enabled by the Virginia General Assembly in 2009 by HB2158[2]. However, a bill to allow Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents to vote on a proposed sales tax increase to fund the RTA's operations did not pass.
In September 2008, Charlottesville city manager Gary O'Connell wrote a memo listing seven things to consider when discussing the authority. [3]
As of May 26, 2015 the RTA has not yet been formally created[4].
References
- ↑ Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 24, 2006, Regional transit authority moves forward, Univeristy takes a backseat
- ↑ Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority; established. (HB2158), Richmond Sunlight, retrieved 7 Jul 2009
- ↑ Web. O'Connell memo on Regional Transit Authority, Gary O'Connell, September 15, 2008, retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ Web. Area’s transit plans remain gridlocked, Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, 11 Jan 2010
Web. Chapter 71 - Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority, Legislative Information System, Virginia General Assembly, retrieved 2009 Nov. 2.