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Los Angeles did sort of a compromise in the San Fernando Valley. Instead of light rail, they put extra long busses on a dedicated busway. Part of the busway wa
by TigeriusKirk 5y ago
Los Angeles did sort of a compromise in the San Fernando Valley. Instead of light rail, they put extra long busses on a dedicated busway. Part of the busway was an old rail line.
It's worked out pretty well. It seems to attract people who wouldn't ride metro buses, for one thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro)
- fulafel 5y agoThe WP article explains that it was just to work around a bill forbidding surface rail on that route.
- mst 5y agoThat might have been why they decided to do it but the question of return-on-investment in terms of infrastructure costs is still interesting and doesn't really depend on the underlying motivation for the choice.