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Originally Posted by yvesdarly
Well, if transit would be not be able to compete with free flow car travel time, I think that it could compete in terms of generalized travel time (ie. not having to figure out the parking situation)
Stage 2 and 3 extensions are supposed to help address the travel time discrepancy, while increasing access to the rapid transit backbone (LRT and BRT). If i take Orleans as a case study:
- 1 When Orleans customers will be able to walk to the LRT or board a short feeder bus line, it will minimize overall travel time
- 2 We dropped the ball for Chapel Hill South and Avalon when Brian Coburn Extension was built without the Cumberland BRT. I know firsthand that there is demand for a direct link between Chapel Hill to the City through the 228 line at least for those in Chapel Hill South. Imagine if we had the segregated BRT line from Avalon to Blair!
In a perfect world, because Ottawa is so sprawled, plans should have been out for commuter rail with low stop density, to give a more sustainable option instead of running long connexion bus routes |
The LRT was never designed to be fast or competitive with cars. Outside of downtown it is slower than the BRT system it replaces. It was designed to relieve pressure on the central portion of the Transitway. It was subjected to function creep by politicians, but if the objective is to get people out or cars it is not fit for purpose, both in terms of technology and route design.
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