tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post2529520364804049216..comments2023-05-27T02:46:57.436-07:00Comments on RT Rider: A real puzzle: Making buses more attractiveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070861046420451305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-26891612099043185822008-05-02T22:26:00.000-07:002008-05-02T22:26:00.000-07:00fixed guideways, like this?http://en.wikipedia.org...fixed guideways, like this?<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Bahn_Busway<BR/>this system has to be so ridiculous...at least the when seattle made their transit tunnel, it was capable of being converted for LRT use<BR/><BR/>curitiba and bogota seem to have a better handle on BRT, something like those systems, which are fast and easy to understand, needs to be implementedFLUBBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642630850939361572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-79929494121018295792008-05-02T09:43:00.000-07:002008-05-02T09:43:00.000-07:00Step 1: Give them their own lanesStep 2: Make them...Step 1: Give them their own lanes<BR/>Step 2: Make them run on time<BR/>Step 3: Make them run reliably<BR/><BR/>and people will take them.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14067079039694342464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383367803115732345.post-23554798689593704362008-05-02T09:32:00.000-07:002008-05-02T09:32:00.000-07:00Step 1: Put them on fixed-path guideways to provid...Step 1: Put them on fixed-path guideways to provide a more stable ride and help ensure developers and neighborhood riders of the long-term stability and permanence of the route.<BR/><BR/>Step 2: Power them with electricity to promote sustainable uses and decrease concerns about pollution and reduce noise. In order to maximize efficiency, metal-on-metal low-friction systems are better than rubber-on-pavement.<BR/><BR/>Step 3: Increase capacity by using wider-bodied vehicles larger than buses.<BR/><BR/>I think you see where this is going by now...wburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811402557076044374noreply@blogger.com