I also would point out that including the "bus storage facility" in the price is a bit of a red herring. Metro has to build a new bus storage facility anyway, whether they build BRT or not.
And that little piece of the package ain't cheap. I don't know what the price tag would be with or without BRT, but it's not like we can just sail along without spending some serious change to keep up Metro. Right now, Metro is holding off increasing its fleet because they have no place to store more buses. Want to know why your bus is so crowded? (And please don't tell me that all the buses are empty, or that it's only peak hour, because they are jammed all day and evening on the routes I ride.) Because Metro doesn't have the rolling stock to meet demand during peak time. BRT buses are bigger and can hold more riders. They can also be loaded and unloaded faster because of multiple doors and fare payment off-board. We need bigger buses as well as a place to store them, so whether we build a full BRT system or not, we are not going to get away without spending quite a bit of money to keep the current system working. Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst State Smart Transportation Initiative www.ssti.us 608-263-9984 (o) [email protected] *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Andy Bach > *Sent:* Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:27 PM > *To:* Bikies > *Subject:* [Bikies] Fwd: [WCHA_Crestwood] Fw: Bus Rapid Transit Public > MeetingFlyer [1 Attachment]**** > > ** ** > > In the paper today this be almost as much as the train to Milwaukee! > > But the system would cost between $138 million and $192 million for bigger > and snazzier buses, a bus storage facility, passenger stations and street > improvements, and another $9.8 million annually to run it, the study says. > **** > > > Read more: > http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bus-rapid-transit-plan-greeted-favorably-by-madison-officials-despite/article_8b735912-a241-11e2-9834-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz2QCj3umYL > **** > > ** ** > > >
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