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NC-2009 SSc4.1:Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access

No "official" bus stops

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Neil Rosen
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Northwell Health
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I'm working on a project that is served by multiple bus lines that do no have traditional bus stops...according to the official schedule the program works on "Hail-a-Bus - Every corner is a bus stop...just give a wave" Would this concept be acceptable for credit compliance?

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Kristina Bach
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Sustainable Investment Group
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Thu, 02/27/2014 - 16:10

If you have documentation from the public bus company that explains the fact that the bus operates on a hail-a-bus method and include documentation of the route map (so reviewers can see that it does go near your site since there are no official stops), I would think that would be fine. Just a general question for my own knowledge- how does getting off work in a hail-a-bus system? I.e. will the bus stop at the next immediate corner once the stop cord is pulled? Or are there pre-defined stops for offloading and you can only get on at random corners? I've ridden on systems where the bus wouldn't stop at a predefined stop unless you waved/hailed it, but never one where any corner could be a stop if you waved/hailed it. Just curious :)
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Neil Rosen
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Northwell Health
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Thu, 02/27/2014 - 16:13

Kristina, Thanks for the quick response. They tell me they will drop off anywhere on the route...The facility that I am working on is actually written on the schedule and shown on the route map
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Adrienn Gelesz
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ABUD Engineering Ltd.
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Tue, 04/01/2014 - 08:46

Check out ID#10003 MADE ON 05/09/2011, Inquiry 1) Can a bus line be counted if there are no proper stops, but anyone can board by hailing the bus? Ruling: 1) Yes, document that the bus travels an established route at regular times, and that the hailing system is the established means for boarding the bus at the given location.

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