Blog Tagged: transportation

Urban planners and government officials have begun to act, nowhere more forcefully than with current plans for a new bus rapid transit (BRT) system that would link Ladson through North Charleston to downtown Charleston, with mass transit links to Summerville and throughout the region.

The BUILD grant (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) from the U.S. Department of Transportation will cover most of the estimated $22 million costs of the span, which will run parallel to the Route 17 bridges and connect with the West Ashley Greenway.