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Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on January 4, 2014 at 3:06pm

OP said: "I can't believe they put a person on a bicycle on the front page." Nothing personal against the OP because I think he has good intentions.

h' 1.0 said:

Who's doing that?

Tom Dworzanski said:

I hate people assuming that cyclists can't be opposed or skeptical of BRT.

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Permalink Reply by Davo on January 4, 2014 at 5:19pm

Wont BRT eliminate a lot of stops if/when implimented?

h' 1.0 said:

I'm not sure how anyone who actually rode a bus and saw how hard it is for a lot of transit users to get around could think that eliminating every other stop was a good idea.  The MAB proposal is anti-transit and pro-personal vehicle from start to finish.  

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 4, 2014 at 5:22pm

I believe the current plan calls to maintain the current Ashland bus route in the normal traffic lanes in addition to BRT.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 4, 2014 at 6:48pm

This is what we've been told, but I'm very skeptical.  The possibility of losing the local stops is the main reason I'm very very glad they picked Ashland instead of Western. Carrying a heavy instrument, or anything else, for half a mile instead of two blocks is already a bit hard on me, and for now I don't have any plans to move.

Kelvin Mulcky said:

I believe the current plan calls to maintain the current Ashland bus route in the normal traffic lanes in addition to BRT.

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Permalink Reply by Davo on January 5, 2014 at 9:34pm

So Ashland would have the current bus along with a BRT route? 

Kelvin Mulcky said:

I believe the current plan calls to maintain the current Ashland bus route in the normal traffic lanes in addition to BRT.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 5, 2014 at 10:42pm

According to the current plan, yes.


Davo said:

So Ashland would have the current bus along with a BRT route? 

Kelvin Mulcky said:

I believe the current plan calls to maintain the current Ashland bus route in the normal traffic lanes in addition to BRT.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on January 6, 2014 at 8:43am

I haven't gotten involved in this discussion because I rarely use the bus; instead I ride my bike. However, I'd suggest that Western Avenue would have been a better choice for two reasons:

1. Western (2400 West) is closer to the geographical center  of the city than Ashland (1600 West) by a mile. 

2. The Rapid Transit stops along Western are handicapped-accessible where the Rapid Transit stop on Ashland are not. 

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Permalink Reply by Mike Weez on January 7, 2014 at 2:20pm

By promoting itself with a cyclist on the front page, they try to give the impression the alternate plan is bike friendly.  I don't think the alternate BRT plan is bike friendly whatsoever.   

Tom Dworzanski said:

OP said: "I can't believe they put a person on a bicycle on the front page." Nothing personal against the OP because I think he has good intentions.

h' 1.0 said:

Who's doing that?

Tom Dworzanski said:

I hate people assuming that cyclists can't be opposed or skeptical of BRT.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on January 7, 2014 at 3:02pm

How is the BRT plan bike friendly?

Mike Weez said:

By promoting itself with a cyclist on the front page, they try to give the impression the alternate plan is bike friendly.  I don't think the alternate BRT plan is bike friendly whatsoever.   

Tom Dworzanski said:

OP said: "I can't believe they put a person on a bicycle on the front page." Nothing personal against the OP because I think he has good intentions.

h' 1.0 said:

Who's doing that?

Tom Dworzanski said:

I hate people assuming that cyclists can't be opposed or skeptical of BRT.

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