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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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