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Which city is doing LRT? These can be more cost-effective in the long run at certain ridership levels, plus they're usually a better experience for the passenge

Which city is doing LRT? These can be more cost-effective in the long run at certain ridership levels, plus they're usually a better experience for the passenger. Busses just plain suck.

sanswork 10y ago
http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/transitexpansionprojects/toronto_lrt.aspx http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/transitexpan...
- astrodust 10y ago
  Yes, Toronto, Australia. Obviously.
  - sanswork 10y ago
    Is it even still on any rail network? I know it use to be way at the top on the Cityrail posters but a quick check now and it looks like it's been replaced with a coach service.
illumin8 10y ago
Salt Lake City, Utah, has had very good success with light rail.
photojosh 10y ago
Sydney is doing them, and it seems okay. Newcastle is doing a 4km line...
jpatokal 10y ago
Given the mention of "small city", I presume this is referring to Canberra: https://www.transport.act.gov.au/light-rail-project https://www.transport.act.gov.au/light-rail-project I don't think it's a bad idea as such, particularly if you consider it planning ahead for projected growth, but there are a lot of much larger cities in Australia that could use the same money more usefully. Building a BRT in Canberra now would be kind of pointless, since traffic jams are essentially non-existent, making ordinary buses rapid enough already.
- jakecopp 10y ago
  When I lived in Canberra a year ago I noticed some backed up traffic in peak time near EPIC - however I realised there was only one car lane in each direction, and one bus lane in each direction. I don't agree that we should always build more roads if there is traffic, but building a light rail solution when the bottleneck is one congested car lane each way seems a bit unusual.
NamTaf 10y ago
It could well be the Gold Coast, too, which has just finished its light rail in preparation for the Commonwealth Games next year.

Which city is doing LRT? These can be more cost-effective in the long run at certain ridership levels, plus they're usually a better experience for the passenger. Busses just plain suck.

sanswork 10y ago

http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/transitexpansionprojects/toronto_lrt.aspx http://www.metrolinx.com/en/projectsandprograms/transitexpan...

astrodust 10y ago
Yes, Toronto, Australia. Obviously.
- sanswork 10y ago
  Is it even still on any rail network? I know it use to be way at the top on the Cityrail posters but a quick check now and it looks like it's been replaced with a coach service.

illumin8 10y ago

Salt Lake City, Utah, has had very good success with light rail.

photojosh 10y ago

Sydney is doing them, and it seems okay. Newcastle is doing a 4km line...

jpatokal 10y ago

Given the mention of "small city", I presume this is referring to Canberra: https://www.transport.act.gov.au/light-rail-project https://www.transport.act.gov.au/light-rail-project I don't think it's a bad idea as such, particularly if you consider it planning ahead for projected growth, but there are a lot of much larger cities in Australia that could use the same money more usefully. Building a BRT in Canberra now would be kind of pointless, since traffic jams are essentially non-existent, making ordinary buses rapid enough already.

jakecopp 10y ago
When I lived in Canberra a year ago I noticed some backed up traffic in peak time near EPIC - however I realised there was only one car lane in each direction, and one bus lane in each direction. I don't agree that we should always build more roads if there is traffic, but building a light rail solution when the bottleneck is one congested car lane each way seems a bit unusual.

NamTaf 10y ago

It could well be the Gold Coast, too, which has just finished its light rail in preparation for the Commonwealth Games next year.