[sustran] Fwd: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Hindu_More buses, fewer cars please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sujit Patwardhan]

*More buses, fewer cars please*
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/delhi-bus-rapid-transit-corridor/article7106091.ece

An excellent article in the Hindu.
Do read.

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Sujit

PS: Please also read the comments... shows how many readers are supporting
the BRT for a change  !!!!!!!!!


*The most common point of criticism has been that the road is too narrow
and has too much vehicular traffic to be able to afford two dedicated lanes
for buses. Assuming that vehicular traffic is indeed slower when the BRT is
operational (which is not always true), we must recognise that making the
additional lane available for vehicular traffic is only a temporary
solution to the problem of traffic congestion. The root cause of congestion
is the increasing use of cars. Buses along this stretch carry twice the
number of people as cars do, while occupying much less road space. Public
transportation is the long-term solution to the problem of traffic
congestion, and the BRT encourages it.*



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