City officials in Indianapolis hope a new bus line targeting the needs of low-income residents will help transform an underinvested corridor through economic development.
City officials in Indianapolis hope a new bus line targeting the needs of low-income residents will be the catalyst that transforms an underinvested corridor through economic development., a 15-mile bus rapid transit, or BRT, system will eventually run from downtown to the neighboring city of Lawrence, providing access to jobs and healthcare for those who mainly depend on mass transit.
“Bus rapid transit is becoming an increasingly popular choice for transit agencies, allowing communities to create equitable access to jobs and opportunities,” the FTA said in a statement.In Indianapolis, many low-income residents on East 38th Street, especially those between College Avenue and Post Road in the northeast section of town, support the upcoming project, which would bring new infrastructure improvements such as new drainage and curbs.
Without a car, she’s since cut down on her trips to the store. However, the addition of the Purple Line would shrink her 45-minute trip to the store down to 22 minutes by allowing her to shop for beef and vegetables at a Kroger downtown. The Purple Line is the second of what will be three bus rapid transit lines and would serve roughly 58,000 residents, about 60 percent of whom are minority, said the transit corporation, more commonly known at IndyGo.
In Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s HealthLine bus rapid transit system, which opened in 2008 runs on Euclid Avenue through downtown, connects to world-class medical centers such as the Cleveland Clinic, federal transportation officials said. “We use that guideline as a spine for service,” said Lisa Rivers, transit manager for the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
“We want to encourage the development of affordable housing near the Purple Line,” said Scarlett Andrews, director of the city’s Department of Metropolitan Development in Indianapolis. Their bus rapid transit system was built along the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, which went through the heart of East Liberty, at the time one of the city’s largest Black communities, transportation officials said.
Added Puentes: “You have to be intentional …because these investments are gonna make prices go up and people may not be able to stick around. It’s tough.”
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