Beavercreek City Council Approves Criteria for Bus Stops
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
BEAVERCREEK -- Beavercreek City Council members approved the criteria the RTA must follow if they want to build bus stops inside city limits.Residents are upset about the decision."This is unreasonable unjust and unfair," said Jerry Hensley, Fairborn resident but wants public transportation in Beavercreek.Some of the guidelines include having surveillance cameras at certain stops to help prevent crime, also turnouts on heavily traveled roads in order to help with traffic backups, and having shelters at every stop."It really acts as a barrier to access to portions of the community," Mark Donaghy, Executive Director for RTA.Also, instead of bus stops in residential areas being a mile apart, they want them to be a half-mile apart. In commercial areas, for example near the Fairfield Commons Mall, they want bus stops to be a quarter-mile apart instead of the standard half-mile.City leaders say it's all about rider safety.In terms of interior, exterior lighting, access to pedestrian ways and the surveillance cameras," said David Beach, Director of Public Administration for the City of Beavercreek.Some citizens are still upset with the City of Beavercreek, claiming they are stalling the process and discriminating."They classify non-drivers or persons required to use mass transit as criminals," said Hensley."There are jobs here people want to get to those jobs that's all we want to do is provide access," said Donaghy.
