[sustran] Re: More on Portland and metros

[BruunB at aol.com]

Wendell,

I don't disagree that several parallel bus lanes (or LRT lines, for that 
matter) are better than one metro line, but how many cities will allow this 
much space? I support building many busways, but how many cities will? My 
point was that one might have to wait a long time. 

One point that was not discussed. Once busways start moving large numbers of 
people, they can be very noisy and unpleasant, as the number of diesel 
vehicles gets very large. I understand that some businesses are failing along 
one of the Sao Paolo busways. Thus, one must also limit the number of buses 
or jitneys in any one road.

Eric