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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Good article on busway versus light rail
"This paper considers the evidence on the costs and benefits of light rail and bus-based transitway systems, with particular attention given to the biases in the positions taken by advocates of either form of public transport. The lessons to date reinforce the importance of delivering seamless transport services with good geographical coverage and sufficient flexibility to respond to changing market needs if we are to make a difference to the dominance of the automobile." from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=1228
Also,
".. the International Union of Public Transport in Europe stated recently that bus rapid transport is increasingly preferred over fixed-rail systems for value for money....We can start the investment, as Brisbane has, in bus rapid transport with clean-fuelled buses and get away from the adage that trains are sexy and buses are boring." from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4484
Also,
".. the International Union of Public Transport in Europe stated recently that bus rapid transport is increasingly preferred over fixed-rail systems for value for money....We can start the investment, as Brisbane has, in bus rapid transport with clean-fuelled buses and get away from the adage that trains are sexy and buses are boring." from http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4484
posted by John Rusk at 12:17 pm
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2 Comments:
Both these are simply statements of opinion - if you're so gung-ho about busway then how about some links to real evaluations of busways performance against claims. Oh but wait they're mostly negative in situations where they have tried to substitute for rail. Ooops
Good point. I haven't posted many links yet. I'm finding that this blog is taking up far too much of my time already, and that's one area I haven't spent time on yet. If I did, I'd be most interested in lines of similar length to J'Ville (quite short for a rail line), with similar numbers of stations (quite closely spaced for a rail line) and with similar patronage. Lines like that, which have been converted from rail to guided busway, would be of particular interest.
I can only say one feeble thing in my defence: I have posted the same number of links in support of my position as you have in support of yours :-)
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