To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls

Re:To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls by jakecopp on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:10PM (#13817231)

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, one-third of buses will still be required when the light rail starts operating in 2019 due to insufficient capacity, rising to 80% of current buses by 2031!

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-cbd-and-south-east-light-ra...

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Re:To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls by oulu2006 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:52PM (#13817476)

I never really thought that light rail would replace buses completely.

One can't help but imagine how many more buses we would need without light rail, no?

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Re:To fix L.A.'s traffic, we need tolls by jakecopp on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:48PM (#13817976)

True, but if we built any other sort of infrastructure (water, sewage, electicity) that operated at above over 100% capacity from day one, wouldn't we consider a solution with more capacity?

With the light rail already blowing out as of November last year from $1.6bn to $2.1bn [1] I can't help but think of the merit of heavy rail.

My understanding is heavy rail is very expensive, but how much more? I haven't been able to find a comparison of a heavy rail design on this route.

[1]: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/sydney-cbd-and-e...

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