That said--the biggest reason city buses suck is they have no exclusive ROW. Setting aside ROW is expensive and contentious...
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Replying to @380kmh
...and once you've gone to the trouble, you might as well lay tracks too
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Replying to @380kmh
You don't need ROW, just the same traffic light timing that trains get.
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Replying to @peroxycarbonate
>trains >traffic light timing something's not right here
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Replying to @380kmh
What, haven't you driven around a city with light rail in/across roads?
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Replying to @peroxycarbonate
That sort of rail is the second worst you could build so I prefer not to encourage it
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Replying to @380kmh
Yeah, well, that's the kind of thing you get when city planners decide they want passenger rail.
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Replying to @peroxycarbonate
And do you think they should change that, or not?
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Replying to @380kmh
I think they should, which is why I insist on dedicated ROW, not "let's do the same thing we've been doing but with buses instead"
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Replying to @380kmh
Where is this space coming from? Mid-road light rail might involve removing street parking. Are you just going thru existing buildings?
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Depends on the city and the service, but ya I certainly wouldn't rule that out. Lots to be done utilizing existing rail ROWs first tho.
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