[sustran] RE: Cox & Litman V5 & Bruun

[Jain Alok]

Yeah...but where your commute takes over half an hour by bus or rail, bike
cannot substitute. In big cities, I would consider bike's role more as
feeder to rail transit or other public transport, with some sort of
bike-sharing concept (to use at the destination end).

Cheers
Alok Jain

-----Original Message-----
From: Milnor H. Senior, III [mailto:msenior at uswest.net]
Sent: February 22, 2000 5:43 AM
To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
Subject: Re: Cox & Litman V5 & Bruun


In response to the comments made regarding the high cost of transit products
the
issue is a combination of high capital costs to build these rail products
plus
the operating costs which will always exceed fare revenues so that constant
operating subsidies are required.  I believe the answer lies in building
transit
infrastructure which can be built at an affordable cost and operated on a
profit
making basis by private enterprises so that no public subsidies are
required.
Please examine the web site www.biketrans.com to see an example of the type
of
transit infrastructure which can exceed the carrying capacity of highway
lanes,
most light rail systems and which offers higher speeds in congested urban
areas.  The System is not only less expensive to build and operate than
current
transit products but the real savings will come from the improvement in
public
health which will result from building exercise back into normal life
activities.  With cardiovascular disease as the number one cause of death in
the
US and with obesity increasing at an alarming rate it is time to consider
making
changes that benefit both human health and the environment while lowering
transportation costs.  Bicycling is the most efficient form of
transportation
known and expanding its use within our transportation system should be used
to
solve urban congestion problems.
    Sincerely,
    Milnor H. Senior, III
    President - Bicycle Transportation Systems, Inc.