As the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority wraps up a study of expanding into suburban Amherst, support from the community "is stronger than it’s been in decades."
"An expanded rail or bus system stretching from the University at Buffalo's Main Street campus in Buffalo to its North Campus in suburban Amherst may be as many as seven years in the future, but the concept appears more timely – and popular – than ever," reports Robert J. McCarthy.
"The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is wrapping up a study of how and where to expand into Amherst, and support for expansion appears stronger than it has been at any time since Metro Rail planners inked their first sketches back in the 1970s."
"A rail-based expansion would double Metro Rail use to about 50,000 commuters each day."
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