Finance Committee - 9/5/2018 Page 27
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
So maybe you can fill us in.
Sarah Marchant, Director Community Development
So before you tonight is a contract with BAE systems that’s actually similar to our U Pass Program. We are
adding a new route, a downtown connector route which will serve downtown better, Canal Street and the new
Crown Street parking lot that is coming on line shortly. It has new key stops for the French Hill and Crown Hill
neighborhood.
We have limited service getting to the eastern side of the City close to Hudson due to traffic issues, lack of
lights, safe areas for the bus to turn around, one-way streets make it difficult. So this is a big improvement for
those neighborhoods and to get to people to downtown to be able to switch buses from the transit center here
for work. We have had requests for this in our surveys over the years.
It also will stop directly in front of the post office and the library which don’t have direct stops right now. So it is
a trial to see if it works and we have a contract with BAE as they are interested, they have a major parking
crunch. They have so many people they are bringing on line and this will go right by their building. It will run
on the half hour from 6:00 a.m. to 8: p.m. during the week. They are offering a contract and to pay for some
shelters are part of this.
Mayor Donchess
And would contribute $260 right?
Ms. Marchant
$260,000.00 in exchange every BAE employee with their special BAE employee pass will be able to ride any
route in the of City of Nashua for free at any time with their route. So that is how the U Pass Program works
with your college pass, with Rivier or NCC, you can get on any route at any time, it is not restricted to this route
specifically but this route appeals to them. But all employees will be able to ride any route.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you and just in addition to what Ms. Marchant said, in Infrastructure we had looking at the physical
structure itself and everything which did pass the Infrastructure committee for your perusal when it comes
before the full board. So this is a companion thing that’s going on. We were excited about it, it is greatly going
to enhance as she said to increase the routes and everything so it is a great asset. And it did pass our
committee.
Alderman Klee
| can say for the BAE and the parking and the effect that it has on Ward 3, Canal Street and Locke Street and
so on, more bus we can use, more alternate transportation, I’m all for it.
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