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LIA15115 &&L siattiiiiSase Lead Industries Association, Inc. ttt Utdltor Aw H.H* Yo'X V. 1CC1? . TWepAone: (TB tT-*OSS 6 October 25, 1972 SUBJECTi LANSIWO, HI CHI CM PJCTmO BUS XNSTAIJATIOW TO TUB MEMBEM OT THE LEAD IXDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, QIC. I Attached la a report fro* Oonnal Baker on the Lansing, Michigan bos project, referred to recently on two occeaiona by the Hew York Tinea. It eight be assumed fro* thia report that the whole project vaa ill-advised bat the electric bua progras teeu to be taking the brunt of the blase. However, we under*tend that major stepa are being taken to get the situation in proper perapectlve. Battronic Corporation reports a special prograa now being iaplesented to assist the City of Lansing with a maintenance and educational project for operating personnel. We will continue to aonitor this situation. Sincerely, tj.A*TttsF. 'jkraxfj JFSila Enclosure Irose P. Smith tcretary General Manager .' JUJiA^il|i|JjP^ WiU, ML5ygf-;PWa"'B!!p HgW" % Lead Industries Association, Inc.------ * M*S*OA A*Au* NawYkN.Y 1W17 . Tricon*: (71 STSSOX August 1/ 1971 TO. t. C. Hobinsc rfOHi C. A. Bakar, Jr. Th# Kav York Tinas story on Lansing buMi la distorted And dost not prasant th* fact* a * I know than. I- ? X w a * thar* on July 9 And obsarvad th* oparatioc a s wall as lntarvlawad a drlvar. ly Bara ar* tba facts a s 1 know tbasu 1. Th* downtown revitalisation projact is lass than ooa-third cowplata. Th* portion that is oooplat# doas not front any stores -- just offic* buildings and a larg* opan area d*ax>liah#d for slua claaranca. Th* six busas that vara purchasad for a ooaplatad projact obviously are not nsadad if th* projact la not coaplata, thus a reduction in schadula or total shutdown. r o 2. Th* downtown atraats that ware to b* includad in th* sail layout are still t- opan to autos and th* city has convartad thas* streats into paid parking lota > (tha alactrlc bus** ware originally intandad to covar this araa axclusivaly for shopping). Cars are pareittad to entar, a littl* cubicla at aach intarsactioa housas a faa collactor, and th* parking is straight into tha curb. Tha bus E ;; drivara hava to run this gauntlat -- vary narrow opanings -- but no on* naads to rid* th* bus whan th* cars are pareittad to park directly in front of th* stores. In othsr words, th* dos*-in parking systaa obviatas tha bus transit systaau 3. Thar* is a rumor that th* tdiol* projact, a Nodal Citias Program, is boggad down in political antanglanant. It ***** inooncaivabla that a struggling naw tachnology ba whippad for this reasoo. i OOKKCL A. hAKIA, Jk. V 7 s r i l CAB i ip Attachaant - nfrafcjHist jWtg- N 3517.01 Jl Id mn Luumg But Fleet, Battery-PvmtTti, Sidelined forRepair --W* *tw p rvt Va XMNG. X<h_ fopt If --T> MbM'i f**t flo*t Of Wn*r> * howortd hum )tv| bm uk*a o*i of Mrvki tel tht tty amli onottuv* vtpterJ OM vt/ty bprMM< trJ Q*/* I nudwiUtfc, Da* aocuthw dir*rtr of lha Capi> Id Aj o * TrftMporUtlKHi Ar Item?. which ttat tix bv*A *4 ho E*4 * 0r*> e*t hu of rf4Ltft td dw; Fact* choc ho trontarf cr7uead` hr IS# Ms^kdiirv, Qa BteH irau< Truck CrwnpiQjr of * now*. K. M#C home* from tho < Pt J? work e* tho tool. trofect pwnfrnt Mornr YoferJ Howrrtt. ho *o*ted MfJ txwOrooUfcr'o **onw* C tNro ir* M*rrv dptK'to to kuort X* oo4 *wv frtodod hoco^oo < MBproyor' ------------- * ^ Two worth* Ofo tht trvwpor totxvo ovtborwy fco*rd otft<ro4 four rf U* to W*ri uru4 hriuu of mochoAicif prote Wwj **d terk rf rvSrrm. fpur- or thw 100 powrram vwfc *(ro po>*n4 th* &xcm for* to fvlr thr 20-pot*r*f*r b%*m hr* th* Wo* two *ort ttkM sA d ton** oortior (Mb ' WM| Th* paicT-Lty th Ao-k j*gi m*Y rOTr mr t th* OUWOtt of iV telfh*** <*f*Ul w* roiuod hr Mf Laud'-****?. 0 fornsrr Ch*mo*.4 o*' Tro> h Conp*> rwrwii r tip bmO fh*t ho bor* ui rhorf* of tV totiuorHSr her lh* bon rrp oc^orrotf toil ip o * ho %**M oevtf KM feouf**t chom l<*tr*4. Mr. Lhodomtepor wxj. he would hoio bout** mod d*ooJ-powrrrd np W <otr*o ho ctrudn thoro wort rriaMo oM thru coo ho wd a lortf eroiwouru rout**. L***-*C * (hr fn< of hoIF * d*jr cUtoo that OrW o**4v.*^ tht # of or iNruOj orOorrd h+UOTv-powrrd hu*oo| * #wrt. om*oAo^rvo (terMthu to roovrmkmol <te4 pr* hum for vhnrvtnp puwr otF trd*cvtotio*-______ LIA15117 |Vr faiton I' liuo '^RP. 1 *5 M 3517-02