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@kk wrote:
Any closures that are due to leisure activities should be made sure that they do not effect the transit of the city.
Agreed. I'd further add that this is a clear instance where the vaunted 'flexibility' of buses vis-a-vis rail is clearly a negative for transit users. I can't imagine that the decision to close off streets to vehicle traffic actually considers the impact upon bus users, because, as you state, these road closures and bus detours are a tremendous burden. I could well imagine that none of the decision-makers themselves are bus-dependent for transportation. Detours and closures are one thing for those with access to their own cars, which I imagine is the case for decision-makers here, and quite another for bus users and pedestrians.

This is also a clear case where streetcars would be a definite advantage for transit users, because just about the only thing I can imagine streetcar service being interrupted for would be the inauguration. Detours, of course, are a non-starter. For a transit user, especially a transit-dependent transit user who has to work a shift on the weekend, the non-flexibility of a streetcar would be a definite advantage.

by thm on Jul 16, 2012 4:23 pm • link • report

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