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One of the things I found when advocating for transit was that BRT cost savings in the US almost always come from reducing quality at stations, which loses publ
by Schiendelman 6mo ago
One of the things I found when advocating for transit was that BRT cost savings in the US almost always come from reducing quality at stations, which loses public support faster than you save money. I found that voters are usually willing to spend far more on trains than on BRT, in excess of any savings.
- nunez 6mo agoWow; that's surprising.
- Schiendelman 6mo agoPeople vote with their gut. Their gut tells them that buses are terrible and trains are generally good. They're right.
- HDThoreaun 6mo agoPeople have buses. Makes them feel poor. Trains feel sophisticated.