Re:The Stroad
by bluGill on Monday November 22, 2021 @01:50PM
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> Adding a bus lane and a car lane clearly will add more capacity than doing just one of them, but adding a bus lane will likely reduce traffic so much in the other lanes that you don't even have to add another car lane.
The first is true, but the second doesn't follow. For a bus lane to make a difference you need more than a lane, you also need good bus service using that lane. Bus service in many cities horrible and so nobody sane will ride it. A lane of empty buses running around helps nothing. If you propose a bus lane you need to do it with all the service that will happen so we can evaluate it.
Re:The Stroad
by TessHM on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @07:20PM
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Speed and convenience is part of service. Speed and convenience are greatly elevated when you don't have to stand on the side of a stroad for 45 mins to catch a bus that's constantly going to get stuck in traffic.
The first is true, but the second doesn't follow. For a bus lane to make a difference you need more than a lane, you also need good bus service using that lane. Bus service in many cities horrible and so nobody sane will ride it. A lane of empty buses running around helps nothing. If you propose a bus lane you need to do it with all the service that will happen so we can evaluate it.