Shift: London's Rapid Transit Initiative

[ssiguy]

How many of you have WRITTEN to your mayoral candidates about transit? I just sent a long proposal to Cheng and I don`t even live there any more although I`m hoping to move back.

London is not KWC {thank God} so LRT or even BRT as proposed simply won`t work and will never get broad public or business {and hence political} support. London roads are few and very thin with solid development so most widenings are not optional, has no urban freeways, is shaped in more a square as opposed to KWC more long linear urban form, and the route didn`t result in such large demolition or expensive land acquisitions that London`s failed BRT proposal did.


I recommended a far more affordable and faster to build system that will serve tens of thousands of more people, dozens of more destinations, and greatly improve traffic flow...……..BRT-lite. In stead of 2 routes, take the 6 or 7 busiest routes {ie Ham/Westmount/Ox E&W/Well/Rich/Dun} and have Vancouver B-line type buses but enhanced with real shelters with time display and ticket vending machines, POP, articulated and easily identifiable `rapid` logos/buses, fewer stops, level boarding, and que-jumping at key intersections.


What do you guys propose and who have you written?