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Greyhound cuts shrink options
HOWELL, Mich. -- Come today, the bus won't stop here anymore, according to this report by Tim Jones published by the Chicago Tribune.
Nor will it stop at 41 other towns and small cities, mostly in the Midwest, among the more than 850 where bus stops have been closed by Greyhound Lines Inc. in the last 15 months.
Almost lost in the national transportation upheaval -- historically high gasoline prices, four major airlines in bankruptcy, the future of Amtrak rail service again in doubt and a growing debate about transportation alternatives -- is the radical restructuring of the nation's dominant long-haul bus carrier.
By the time Greyhound completes redefining its bus network, probably by the beginning of the year, the elimination of what is expected to be more than 1,000 bus stops will substantially reduce a public transportation alternative and reaffirm the American reality that the car is king.
In many isolated areas of the country, if you are elderly or disabled or if you don't have a car, you could be in trouble, economists and transportation experts say.
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HOWELL, Mich. -- Come today, the bus won't stop here anymore, according to this report by Tim Jones published by the Chicago Tribune.
Nor will it stop at 41 other towns and small cities, mostly in the Midwest, among the more than 850 where bus stops have been closed by Greyhound Lines Inc. in the last 15 months.
Almost lost in the national transportation upheaval -- historically high gasoline prices, four major airlines in bankruptcy, the future of Amtrak rail service again in doubt and a growing debate about transportation alternatives -- is the radical restructuring of the nation's dominant long-haul bus carrier.
By the time Greyhound completes redefining its bus network, probably by the beginning of the year, the elimination of what is expected to be more than 1,000 bus stops will substantially reduce a public transportation alternative and reaffirm the American reality that the car is king.
In many isolated areas of the country, if you are elderly or disabled or if you don't have a car, you could be in trouble, economists and transportation experts say.
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