Comments on: New Flyer Trolley Buses Taking Over in Hilly, Hydro-Powered West-Coast Cities http://thesunbreak.com/2013/06/18/new-flyer-trolley-buses-taking-over-in-hilly-hydro-powered-west-coast-cities/ Curious Georges in a conversation with Seattle Wed, 18 Feb 2015 07:17:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 By: Steven Lough http://thesunbreak.com/2013/06/18/new-flyer-trolley-buses-taking-over-in-hilly-hydro-powered-west-coast-cities/#comment-105340 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:08:47 +0000 http://thesunbreak.com/?p=897312#comment-105340 This is WONDERFUL News. Several of our members, most notabley Chuch Lair, himself a trolly bus driver, and Engineer have been lobbying KK and METRO for years to move in this direction.
Steven Lough, President
Seattle EV Association

]]> By: Michael van Baker http://thesunbreak.com/2013/06/18/new-flyer-trolley-buses-taking-over-in-hilly-hydro-powered-west-coast-cities/#comment-105338 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:31 +0000 http://thesunbreak.com/?p=897312#comment-105338 Because of front-door boarding? Probably. But Metro hasn’t decided it won’t put ORCA readers at all doors yet. Unlikely because of cost, I imagine, but not a bad idea.

]]> By: TroyJMorris http://thesunbreak.com/2013/06/18/new-flyer-trolley-buses-taking-over-in-hilly-hydro-powered-west-coast-cities/#comment-105337 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:01 +0000 http://thesunbreak.com/?p=897312#comment-105337 “The 60-foot models from New Flyer will have three doors, to speed entry and exit.”

I’m sure you just meant “speed exit” in this town.

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