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Ben Franklin Transit Board Ends Tax Cut Talk For Good

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour July 20, 2022

Ben Franklin Transit Listen (Runtime 1:33) Read After 15 months of discussion the Ben Franklin Transit Board has voted to kill the talks of cutting the tax collection. The decision happened after the Board met for an hour and half at a workshop where they heard heartfelt testimony from Interim BFT manager Ed Frost. Frost… Read More

Junta de Tránsito de Ben Franklin celebrará dos reuniones: ¿Rechazarán 75 millones de dólares del Estado?

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour July 13, 2022

Jamie Torres, activista Chicano discapacitado. Read Los residentes de los condados de Benton y Franklin pronto podrían tener menos opciones de transporte. El grupo de discusión de la Junta de Tránsito de Ben Franklin es el miércoles a las 6 pm y la reunión regular de la Junta es el jueves también a las 6… Read More

Tri-Cities A Hotpspot For Ozone Health Risk

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour July 8, 2022

BFT Transportation Solutions Listen (Runtime 2:03) Read The Tri-cities region is on notice by state and national environmental agencies over its ozone levels. The geography of the Columbia Basin traps damaging air pollution with hot summer temperatures. And that’s dangerous for resident’s health. The Tri-Cities has been identified as a “Hot Spot” for ozone Read More

Will Ben Franklin Transit Board Say No To $75 Million?

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour June 9, 2022

CREDIT: Allen4names Listen (Runtime 2:41) Read Residents of Benton and Franklin counties are going to have fewer transportation options if the Ben Franklin Transit Board approves a plan to cut the amount of taxes they collect. Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on this vote happening tonight. The Ben Franklin Transit Board, or B-F-T, voting on two… Read More

Niños viajarán gratis en Ben Franklin Transit

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour May 23, 2022

A partir del 1 de junio, los menores de 18 años podrán viajar gratis. Read Ben Franklin Transit-BFT ofrecerá viajes gratuitos para todas las personas menores de dieciocho años, alrededor de los condados de Benton y Franklin, a partir del 1 de junio. Se trata de un cambio respecto a las discusiones de hace un… Read More

Ben Franklin Transit Kids Ride Free

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour May 23, 2022

Starting June 1 people 18 and under can ride free. Listen (Runtime :47) Read Ben Franklin Transit–BFT– around Benton and Franklin counties, will offer free rides for all people eighteen and under starting June 1st. This is a shift from a month ago when the BFT Board was considering cuts to the service. The change… Read More

Transportation Advocacy Group Concerned About Proposed Transit Cuts In Tri-Cities

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour March 31, 2022

A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on a transportation advocacy group concerned about proposed cuts to public transit in the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:32 Read A transportation advocacy group is sounding the alarm regarding potential cuts to the… Read More

Advocates For The Disabled Concerned About Proposed Transit Cuts In Tri-Cities

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour March 29, 2022

A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports about concerns from advocates for people with disabilities over proposed public transit cuts in the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:28 Read The Ben Franklin Transit Board is putting forward a resolution to cut BFT… Read More

Union Members Speak Out About Proposed Cuts to Ben Franklin Transit

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour March 28, 2022

A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on reaction to planned cuts to the public transit system that serves the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:58 Read The Board of Commissioners for Ben Franklin Transit, which serves the Tri-Cities area, is… Read More

Proposed Plan Could Cut Millions From Tri-Cities Public Transportation

By Dori Luzzo Gilmour March 24, 2022

A proposal before the Ben Franklin Transit Board could cut millions from the public transportation budget Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on a proposal to cut millions from public transportation in the Tri-Cities / Runtime – 1:39 Read The Ben Franklin Transit Board met earlier this month and began discussions about cutting taxpayer approved funding. Read More