guptaxpn t1_ixjeiy4 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 9:52 PM

Reply to comment by KentWallace in Richmond’s Pulse has been a surprise success. Other cities and states are taking notice. by fusion260

I remember reading a news article years ago that made arguments against it in favor of rapid transit. Basically I support buses because I feel like they are something that provide for many but are an achievable thing to lobby for because of the up front costs. I do like a smooth running metro system, don't get me wrong, but I'm much more attracted to the reconfigurability of rapid buses with priority lanes. Much cheaper to fix errors than to dig up tracks.

Basically I think a system should trial a light rail line with buses first. Then move to introduce trains.

tmos540 t1_ixjqg82 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 11:20 PM

Oooh yeah that's clever. You could turn priority lanes into tracks in some places, especially if you could bury the lines when the priority lanes ended.