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I think it's quite common for BRT boosters to talk about the performance of an expensive system and then seamlessly switch gears to talk about the cost of a featureless system. For example, someone describes how wonderful the systems in Bogota or Curitiba are, and then suggests that 'the humble bus' might be a better choice for DC than streetcars, glossing over the fact that dedicated surface-level rights-of-way were *never* on the table for DC's transit expansion.

This. Once you've built a real BRT system (dedicated rights-of-way, stations, etc.) the costs to go to rail are actually not that much, and they are made up for by the fact that the rails require less maintenance than a bus lane (pavement with buses pounding it all day wears out much faster) and the fact that your rail vehicles last 5x as long as a bus.

by MLD on Mar 10, 2011 9:42 am • link • report

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