An interesting article about Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) being studied in Chicago; benefits, requirements (streets being considered must have (or create) a bike lane).
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Just a guess, but it's likely different funding sources. Express CTA buses drain current operating budget, while BRT is funded largely by federal "congestion mitigation and air quality" grants.
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Yay! Support Ashland BRT!!!
I still haven't seen anything about needing to acquire a fleet of buses with left side doors and how the driver would handle fares unless the driver's position is switched to the right.
What's the secondhand market for Dennis Darts like?
Driver doesn't handle fares in true BRT- you pass through a turnstyle like boarding the train.
Tricolor said:
I still haven't seen anything about needing to acquire a fleet of buses with left side doors and how the driver would handle fares unless the driver's position is switched to the right.
What's the secondhand market for Dennis Darts like?
That helps, but what about the left-door buses?
Dunno. Seperate platforms?
Tricolor said:
That helps, but what about the left-door buses?
What about them? The project cost includes the cost of buying a new fleet with left door buses.
Tricolor said:
That helps, but what about the left-door buses?
I didn't see anything on the site about needing to buy a dedicated fleet. Where was the budget linked?
The BRT proposal has always included the specialized vehicles. They're articulated buses with platform level entrances like they use in other cities that have BRT. We were told you would be able to take your bike onto the bus like a train (presumably with the same blackout hours.)
Tricolor said:
I didn't see anything on the site about needing to buy a dedicated fleet. Where was the budget linked?
Okay, I found a sentence mentioning new vehicles and an estimate of 24 needed on the route at peak times. I'm curious about where the buses will come from and how much they're expected to cost. I like transit stuff. And cars, trucks, trains and boats for that matter.
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