[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
can anyone tell me more about "brt"?
Matty Lang posted some links which are admittedly from a group with an agenda. And agenda I happen to agree with, but a bias all the same. I might point you to the Federal Transit Administration pages about BRT but those wouldn't be any less biased. The feds are really hyping up BRT, which should give anyone aware of the current administration's policies toward big oil, transit and freeways great pause. The truth is, no one can tell you more about "BRT" because no one really knows what it is. It can mean anything from exclusive right-of-way corridors with nice stations _a_la_ LRT and preferred signaling to a glorified express bus running on freeway shoulders. BRT advoicates have done a good job of muddying the terms and sowing confusion. I am extremely suspicious about "BRT" projects in the metro that claim to cost 1/4 that of LRT. It tells me that they will not really be BRT, but enhanced express bus service. Not that that's a bad thing, we need more of it. But to sell it as "BRT" and make it equivalent to LRT is a lie. As for PRT, there are several sites out there that cover it. Steve Nelson does a good job explaining why we should _not_ build it. He calls it equivalent to the automobile, which I would agree with in all the worst ways. What has our automobile culture done to our cities? What has this culture of hyper-individualism and isolation done to our neighborhoods? Read the literature from Taxi 2000. One of their biggest marketing points is that you don't have to ride with "those" scary and dangerous bus people. I'd start with the links Matty posted. The site has links out to the FTA and other places, so you can explore. The more people understand this stuff, the better decisions we'll make. David Greene The Wedge REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
