Gwinnett buses may get Wi-Fi next year
Gwinnett bus riders: You may be able to surf the web with ease on your morning commute next year.
The county transportation department has requested $471,100 to outfit all of its buses and other transit vehicles with Wi-Fi.
“We think this would provide a better experience to our riders and hopefully bring new riders into the system,” county Transportation Director Alan Chapman said Tuesday at a briefing on Gwinnett’s 2017 budget.
Chapman noted that the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority – which provides some express bus routes from Gwinnett to Atlanta – recently added Wi-Fi.
“We think it’s important to provide similar and good-quality service to our customers,” he said.
Gwinnett department heads are presenting their proposed budgets to a citizen advisory committee this week. The committee will help Chairman Charlotte Nash set spending priorities. Nash will unveil her proposed 2017 budget Nov. 15.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
