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Re:Why I don't love Light Rail Transit by jb_s on Sunday September 22, 2019 @07:35PM (#21044685)
Sydney is in the middle of a multi-year project to install LR, at staggering expense. It's still not clear to me what this achieves, as opposed to creating a dedicated bus lane where the tram line is going and paying for a few hundred extra high-frequency buses.
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Re:Why I don't love Light Rail Transit by aaronbrethorst on Sunday September 22, 2019 @07:38PM (#21044706)
The linked article below is about Seattle, not Sydney, but I expect that the cost breakdown is similar.

Breakdown: 87% spent on new right-of-way plus 13% spent on light rail.

https://www.theurbanist.org/2016/10/12/brt-is-not-cheaper-th...

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Re:Why I don't love Light Rail Transit by __rvnykk on Sunday September 22, 2019 @07:59PM (#21044836)
Ottawa just finished the first Bus Rapid Transit to LRT conversion in the world[1]. It's only been a week or so, but it seems to be going quite well. I hope we can get some solid data in a few years

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXGOscjTRsc

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