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Originally Posted by FFX-ME
I think that the main difference, other than capacity, if the fact that rails can't be moved around so it gives a permanance to the route that buses can't provide. This allows for a densification around the rails and a raise in property values. Trains also bring a positive image of a metropolitain feal. Also, hardly any BRT systems are truly RT since most, like Ottawa's which is often used as an example to the world, have grade crossings.
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Edmonton and Calgary's LRTs have grade crossings, do they not count as legitimate RT?
For context, Winnipeg's BRT will, once complete, have roughly a similar proportion of grade separations vs. grade crossings as those LRT systems.