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RededHaid t1_j63ki9v wrote

Reply to comment by BobbyRobertson in I-95 in CT ranks as most congested corridor in USA beating out LA; Merritt Parkway also makes top 10 by celticnutjob

If the extra lane is HOV and busses, it’s a start.

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Delicious_Score_551 t1_j64eqnt wrote

I think adding light rail & eliminating parking in cities may have a better impact.

Trains = more volume, and an express bus that needs the highway would be better served by a train. Eliminating parking ensures people are forced to take the trains.

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RededHaid t1_j64hpba wrote

Try getting a cab/Uber in NYCX when it's raining. Now add light rail and take away some parking. What have you solved? I'll often do an errand in Manchester, then drop by West Hartford, perhaps before picking somebody up at BDL. Using light rail wouldn't get me near my stops, so it would add extra time at best. And if I bought stuff?

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Delicious_Score_551 t1_j64px4o wrote

Local busses - those are for getting you from transit hubs to the neighborhood. They are part of the transit picture.

Busses are not good for heavy/high volume/long distance transport.

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RededHaid t1_j650yw5 wrote

I disagree with you. Cars are for when you have things to do and aren’t spending time going downtown to transfer for the blue line back out of town. Busses are awesome for long distances but not when you associate them with the port authority bus station in New York.

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mkt853 t1_j64hvch wrote

How popular is CT FastTrak? That's a bus that rides in its own special lane that no one else can use.

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RededHaid t1_j64i74v wrote

And this has what to do with the 95 and the Merrit?

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mkt853 t1_j64jyhf wrote

Because someone suggested buses running in HOV lanes as a solution. We already have that in Connecticut, so we should know whether that's a legitimate solution for this corridor or not because we have a decade's worth of data.

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RededHaid t1_j64ksz5 wrote

Are you comparing a bus/HOV lane on 95 to a convoluted commuter bus path from new Britain to Hartford?

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W00DERS0N t1_j65jcae wrote

Why is it convoluted? They reused an old RR right of way, and with the BRT solution they used, different routes can branch off as needed.

It's been rated highly as a good use of the technology.

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RededHaid t1_j65k2kz wrote

>level 6mkt853 · 4 hr. agoBecause someone suggested buses running in HOV lanes as a solution. We already have that in Connecticut, so we should know whether that's a legitimate solution for this corridor or not because we have a decade's worth of data.

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