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Politicians like trains because their constituents like trains. Buses are stuck in traffic. Light rail runs on dedicated lines. Light rail is attractive because
by dpark 11y ago
Politicians like trains because their constituents like trains. Buses are stuck in traffic. Light rail runs on dedicated lines. Light rail is attractive because it is more predictable. The buses in Seattle are less attractive because they suffer the same congestion and unpredictability as driving.
- superuser2 11y agoBus rapid transit specifically refers to bus lines on dedicated right-of-way. However, once you are going to the trouble of building dedicated right-of-way, the incremental cost of making it rail isn't too bad compared to the enormous efficiency/scalability of rail over buses.