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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Thunderbeast

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1. Why rails at all?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Mar 12, 2021, 11:38 AM

Mar 2021

The article does not address the advantage of driving electric busses on rails. I know that the investments in rail systems for LRT and streetcars have stimulated urban density, but how does ULRT differ fro articulated electric busses?

An electrified BRT vehicle driving from station to station with priority signalling and selective dedicated lanes should serve the same numbers.

Any transit geeks out there that can help me with this?

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Ultra Light Rail Claims Lower Risk and Lower Cost than Traditional Light Rail [View all] marmar Mar 2021 OP

Why rails at all? Thunderbeast Mar 2021 #1

the big deal is the amount of friction between rail and tires. Dem_in_Nebr. Mar 2021 #3

Everything old is new again. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 #2