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Sydney is in the middle of a multi-year project to install LR, at staggering expense. It's still not clear to me what this achieves, as opposed to creating a de
by jb_s 7y ago
Sydney is in the middle of a multi-year project to install LR, at staggering expense. It's still not clear to me what this achieves, as opposed to creating a dedicated bus lane where the tram line is going and paying for a few hundred extra high-frequency buses.
- aaronbrethorst 7y agoThe linked article below is about Seattle, not Sydney, but I expect that the cost breakdown is similar. Breakdown: 87% spent on new right-of-way plus 13% spent on light rail. https://www.theurbanist.org/2016/10/12/brt-is-not-cheaper-than-light-rail/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2016/10/12/brt-is-not-cheaper-th...
- __rvnykk 7y agoOttawa just finished the first Bus Rapid Transit to LRT conversion in the world[1]. It's only been a week or so, but it seems to be going quite well. I hope we can get some solid data in a few years 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGOscjTRsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGOscjTRsc
- LIV2 7y agoNot to mention how many businesses along George st it has killed, all the noise etc Everything the government does in NSW screams "lining the pockets of big business"