SHJH START stop Big, bad bus: START needs to stop Take a quick glance at the 2017 SPET proposals. One thing jumps out. START Bus has three of the 10 asks, tying up nearly half the record-setting $68.6M in projects on the ballot. At $30,130,000, this would be the total SPET ballot in most years. And it’s hardly surprising. This […]
We enjoyed the common sense of Dick Aurelio regarding START Bus. This Guest Shot was printed March 1, 2017. O P I N I O N Look at numbers before funding START While a firm believer in public transportation, and in particular improving service to Victor, Driggs and Alpine to ease the housing shortage and reduce traffic in town, I […]
Is throwing millions of dollars into Jackson Hole’s mass transit system going to get people to ride the bus? Are you ready to hand over your car keys to the city slicker government that wants you to walk, ride, or bike to work? Hey we love saving the environment as much as the next person, and traffic has become impossible. But […]
Remember that promise not increase our sales tax with this November’s proposed additional one penny general sales that town and county officials hope will fund housing and transportation issues? Our leaders are already considering reneging on that because they need money for their bus barn apartment complex in Karns Meadow. The project will house up to 67 government employees in […]
This is classic. Our county leaders want to know a few things about you. START Bus wants to know a few things about you. In a survey released yesterday (feel free to take it) START Bus leaders want to know a couple of things including: Would you move to Pinedale if START sent a bus there? Can you drive the […]
