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Bus Rapid Transit Vs. Light Rail
Too often the Bus versus Light Rail debate omits to mention the operational costs associated with public transport. This is the great weakness of the bus when there are significant numbers of...
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A 2010 retrospective and a happy New Year!
It’s traditional for the media and bloggers alike to wrap up the retreating year or welcome in the New Year with a retrospective of all that was bad, depressing, frustrating, good, humorous,...
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Comparing Light Rail, Bus and Subway Costs
Two reports on Canadian Light Rail systems The following link is to a report published in 2006 by Calagary Transit Light Rail Transit in Calgary...
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The Emperor has no Clothes and no Transit
Vancouver is at first glance a beautiful city. It is surrounded by sweeping vistas and a dramatic skyline. The climate is moderate but spend some time here and scratch the surface and it becomes far...
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You could waste away waiting for guided bus
cambridge-news.co.uk http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/You-could-waste-away-waiting-for-guided-bus.htm Let's make no bones about it – we’re all getting on a bit while we wait for the guided bus to...
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Are modern streetcars the future?
Due to the small backlash to TransLink's tax increases that were announced on Wednesday, the pro-LRT and pro-streetcar groups were out today promoting surface rail on CTV News as being cheaper and a...
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The Ultimate BRT
Here we have the next generation of rapid bus. I understand Translink is sending stakeholders (first class) to see the new BRT in Action. Rumour has that the first trials will take place the first day...
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Review of Light Rail/Tramway costs
A Federal Parliamentry Review of Light Rail/Tramway/Transit costs must be carried out! Both Fang & Zwei have posted articles in the past weeks on the high costs of Canadian Light Rail, Tramway...
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Bogota’s Vaunted Bus Rapid Transit System — in Distress
This comes as no surprise as the shine of bus rapid transit is beginning to wane. In South America, the rise of BRT was mainly due to the World Bank’s aversion to fund any type of rail project, but...
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Translink plays dead at the first lick of snow, but all over the world street...
In other words a few inches of snow doesn’t stop @ grade LRT/street level Tramways; a foot and so long as the snow sweaping is effective the LRV/Trams keep on operating. Croydon Tramlink TransLink’s...
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