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Like autonomous electric buses every 2-3 minutes in dedicated lanes that are demarcated by paint? Autonomous because labor costs (and shift considerations) are
by r_klancer 6y ago
Like autonomous electric buses every 2-3 minutes in dedicated lanes that are demarcated by paint?
Autonomous because labor costs (and shift considerations) are a major factor limiting the frequency of service you can provide. Electric because they will cost less in maintenance.
They are also an important part of a possible solution for helping lower density suburban areas that suffer from housing shortages. It's worth listening to this whole talk by Peter Calthorpe, the planner who developed the now-well-known concept of transit oriented development: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2021/01/07/talking-headways-podcast-the-answer-is-the-arterial/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2021/01/07/talking-headways-podc...