Wesco is the main gas station in Belding and most people go there at least once a day, so adding even just one bus stop would be a great idea to add a bus, taxi and gondola stations here because it is a central area in Belding where people would be able to move around more smoothly. After arriving at Wesco using a bus they can use personal transportation like bikes or scooters to keep moving around.
Public Transportation ideas to Reduce the Carbon Footprint in Belding
Public transportation is the biggest method to reduce the carbon
footprint in any city in the United States and Belding is no
exception.
Transportation is one of the main sources of C02 on the planet
and in order to reduce that, people should use personal
transportation like cars less and use more public transportation.
Due to this, there are many ways to implement public buses, taxis
and gondolas all over Belding so we can make Belding cleaner. But
implementing these ideas isn't cheap, so the city will have
to either raise money or start thinking about the town's funding and
using it to implement more modes of public transportation.
Public Transportation Ideas
Our main ideas are to implement public buses and taxis with
bus and taxi stops in the main areas of Belding such as the high
school, Wesco gas station or the skatepark.
In addition, we have the idea of implementing sky gondolas, a
modern type of transportation system that uses cable cars to move
you to different parts of the city, also came up as something else
that could be used.
Public Buses
Implementing public buses might be the idea that requires the most money because each bus would cost around $250,000 with a maintenance cost of $35 000 a year, but if fewer buses are purchased and include more routes just in the main areas and most of the houses in Belding (so you just have to walk 5 minutes to each bus stop), we would reduce the carbon footprint greatly.
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Buses
Public buses and stops over the main areas of Belding
Initial Cost:
$1M
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Taxi
Implementing a public taxi service with new taxi drivers jobs
Initial Cost:
$250,000
Public Taxis
Adding public taxis is not only going to reduce the carbon
footprint but it is going to create new jobs and the economy
will be benefit.
Adding a public taxi service with
around 20 taxis in all of Belding, each car will end up
costing around $10,000
and with a maintenance of $5,000 a year, it will cost around
$250,000.
Public Gondolas
Gondolas are a brand new system of transportation that can
revolutionize the way people move. It could be used as a
touristic way of moving through Belding or as a transportation
method to go to work.
This system will end up
including around 4 main stations where the gondolas will
be moving all day long will cost around $45,000 and with a
maintenance of $152,000 a year, this is because it is a new type
of transportation and it could have some problems so the direct
price of maintenance is unknown.
Gondola
Implementing 4 public gondola stations that work 24 hours a day
Initial Cost:
$45,000
Areas to Implement the Public Transportation ideas in Belding
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Belding High School already has a public bus system for the kids that are attending the school, but, what if a gondola station is added right next to it? Many people go to Belding High school not only to attend school but also to go to the football field or other sporting events, so adding a gondola station or public bus stop that connects with the high school would be a great idea.
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Many people buy their groceries at Leppinks, having public transportation in this area of Belding would benefit a huge group of people and they would prefer using these transportation systems rather than their cars.
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The skatepark is a place where many teenagers hang out, not only because of the skatepark but because of the many things that are surrounding the area such as the soccer field, park, and the museum.