tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post1155608022810273848..comments2024-03-17T06:51:49.341-07:00Comments on The South Fraser Blog: Announcement of Transit Study Creates Mass ConfusionNathan Pachalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647693133663879821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-60666594118359167492008-08-28T09:37:00.000-07:002008-08-28T09:37:00.000-07:00That's 100% correct about BRT and at least 13 comm...That's 100% correct about BRT and at least 13 communities in North America are currently replacing their Rapid Bus systems with light rail. I might add that the replacement does not come from massive ridership that now forms the basis for LRT, rather the BRT didn't attract choice riders and LRT does. <BR/><BR/>But it all seems like a new toy to TransLink and despite BRT not working in other places, we are going to do it here anyway. But that's the BC way, Isn't it?Joe Zaccariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575719277280796183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-55980688031896433272008-08-28T07:36:00.000-07:002008-08-28T07:36:00.000-07:00But where has Rapid bus worked?- Not in Essen.- No...But where has Rapid bus worked?<BR/><BR/>- Not in Essen.<BR/>- Not in Adelaide.<BR/>- Not in Ottawa.<BR/>- Not in the USA, where RapidBus projects have cost more than light rail projects.<BR/>- Not in Europe, where the new and improved Rapid Bus - Guided Bus, which sales have all but stalled.<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>Because light rail/tram/streetcar engineers have cut the cost of new construction to about $7 million/km. to $10 million/km., cheaper than rapid/guided bus construction.<BR/><BR/>Transit planning in the GVRD/FVRG has been and always will be high farce, always dependant on 'rubber-on-asphalt solutions.Light Rail Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422776386583809414noreply@blogger.com