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Alternative title: Sometimes, Trains Are Just Better
If I remember correctly, bus rapid transit, when fully implemented, can have better value for cities, especially those in poorer countries where the upfront investment for large infrastructure is too high.
It can move a lot of people with large articulated buses that run at very high frequency. They don’t need tracks and allow the line to run even if one bus is down (a major drawback for rail transportation).
Anyway, always good to spread the very real advantages of urban rail transportation.
Yes. Absolutely there are some good advantages, and no doubt the upfront costs are signficant. The argument in this video is that over the life of a subway, train or LRT service that since buses have to be replaced many times over one train’s lifespan.
If I remember correctly, bus rapid transit, when fully implemented, can have better value for cities, especially those in poorer countries where the upfront investment for large infrastructure is too high. It can move a lot of people with large articulated buses that run at very high frequency. They don’t need tracks and allow the line to run even if one bus is down (a major drawback for rail transportation). Anyway, always good to spread the very real advantages of urban rail transportation.
Yes. Absolutely there are some good advantages, and no doubt the upfront costs are signficant. The argument in this video is that over the life of a subway, train or LRT service that since buses have to be replaced many times over one train’s lifespan.