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FWIW, DC has been running articulated buses for decades. Because you get a bus and half's worth of riders with only one driver.

They run on the lines that have the most demand. For obvious reasons, for the most part, streetcars are proposed for the lines that have the most demand, which by the way are for the most part the lines which were originally streetcars.

I think that increased use of articulated buses on proposed streetcar lines likely has little to do with streetcar planning and a lot to do with meeting current demand more efficiently.

Probably the reason that articulated buses don't run on the 90s line is the comparatively narrow width of 8th St. NE/SE.

For the most part, articulated buses appear to run on 6 lane roads (2 lanes in each direction plus a parking lane in each direction).

I don't know if the hills on Columbia Pike would be an issue for articulated buses. The bridge over Union Station railyard is steep enough. Georgia Ave. is uphill going north and articulated buses are standard.

by Richard Layman on Jul 22, 2012 9:12 pm • link • report