Posted Jun 4, 2008, 6:55 AM
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Location: London
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***Upinottawa, there are no express lines, but I think they would be a really good idea running from hub to hub. As for priority at intersections, the LTC is actually installing electronic devices on the buses that will change the lights, the same concept as emergency services vehicles.
Maybe something we might be overlooking is lane priority, instead of commiting a lane of traffic on a major road to just mass transit, maybe a concept of buses come first,... double or triple buses with limited stops travelling down the road, where bylaw a car in front has to move aside, that in conjunction with the "intersection flashers" would make for a very speedy travel time from any corner of the city to downtown. How hard would that be? Pass a bylaw, purchase several larger buses and have the flashers installed. We could even go H2 powered to be green. They could also integrate this whole park and ride program, instead of driving from westmount or masonville to downtown, go to the mall hop on a direct service bus that will get you there in 5 minutes. I think that would be a much cheaper and easier transit fix.
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