Quote Originally Posted by mwilbert View Post
First, what CTY said.

Second, we already have buses running down Woodward. Just buying some CNG buses wouldn't really change anybody's perception of anything. Have you ever ridden a top-of-the-line CNG bus? It is just like riding a bus! If you wanted to run BRT on that route, it would take a lot more than buying a couple of buses.

People are paying for a streetcar because they want a streetcar.
So $140M to change a perception? Interesting. I have ridden both a street car and a bus. Both accomplished the same thing, i.e., got me from A to B. They didn't impact my perception of the city I rode them in one way or the other.