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Originally Posted by GlassCity
I'm glad that this is coming up more often among urbanists. Too many people seem to think that only rail can be good transit, or that bus transit might as well not be there or "doesn't count." Buses are still the work horses of our systems and they need to be acknowledged as such.
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I'm very much in the rail-is-way-better camp and I do think BRT is mostly a way to stop rail from happening.
That said, you gotta have good bus service. Modern buses, integrated fare system, buses having priority in the signaling, proper bus shelters/stops, etc etc. Routes that make sense, and frequency that makes them a real option.
Many parts of that are relatively cheap too, all a matter of political will to prioritize buses over cars.
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