I didn't know Google Maps allowed you to measure streets like that, really cool!
I also agree that VIA/CoSA should look to other cities for street design. There has to be a dozen streets similar to this throughout the world. The other thing they could do is look to NACTO, which CoSA and VIA are members, for designs. They have built designs for tons of types of streets. 80 feet is hard to work with but there are strategies that can help prioritize transit even in non-dedicated lane situations. It would be a lot for Texans to deal with though I guess. We're very used to 12-14 foot lanes that never deviate from a norm and you can drive 45 mph on. Here are two different ways you can help give transit a jump at key intersections:
-I saw this a LOT in London (seemed like every street honestly):
https://nacto.org/publication/transi...approach-lane/
-I think Seattle did this somewhere with great results, I can't find an article about it though and I think they used the center turn lane instead of the bike lane (meaning no left turns were allowed at the intersection):
https://nacto.org/publication/transi...ue-jump-lanes/
There's also an ability to offer parking but remove it where there are stations by requiring cars to go into what would be the parking lane. Businesses along that stretch would likely hate it (even though most businesses along Broadway don't really rely on street parking). They'd also need to space stops relatively far apart to not take away too much space for stations, reduce costs as stations are expensive, and most importantly make the transit faster! Example picture of the parking to driving lane transistion here:
https://nacto.org/publication/transi...ansit-street/#
And thanks JACKinBeantown, of course I like Aggies and Longhorns equally if they are on board with making urban life better
