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time, but you can work on your laptop, knit or read while you commute.” idle said.
The one-year grant was awarded to the commission by the Department of Kail and Public Transportation. Hromyak said that Commuter Services will put out requests tor bids in the coming weeks, seeking a bus company to provide the new service, with the goal of getting the bus on the road in November or December.
“We re anxious to got it gouig. but we have to go through the process,” she said. If the bus starts running in December, the subsidy, which expires July t. will be available tor six months to supplement the venture. Hromyak said that it is conunon lor van pools to use similar subsidies when they're termed.
“It’s to help them get through the first tew months of shirt-up service.” she suid, noting that applying money to a commuter bus is a new twist on this idea. “We know it’s a service that people want and need.”
An ongoing survey on the commission's Web site, www.rrcommute.org has drawn about 400 respondents. Hromyak said, noting that this particular bus route is likely to be of high interest to about 140 to 150 of them. The
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