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"We're going to stay here as long as we possibly can,” Legend's Dave Gott said. “Our idea is to hopefully have a little control over what might be developed on this site, should there be any further development on it.” ....
The Department of Rail and Public Transportation grant requires matching funds in order to maintain the program: roughly $1 million in the first year of the pilot, $3 million in the second, and $5 million in the final year before the region is on its own to keep Richmond’s fare-free transit going. ....
Since Richmond’s launch of redesigned bus routes and the award-winning Pulse bus rapid transit line, the counties surrounding Virginia’s capital have softened their opposition to public transit and are beginning to see expanded bus service as key to their continued prosperity. ....