Good Enough For Amman Jordan, yet, Not for Detroit...

**d.mcc** · July-28-10, 11:59 AM

From Treehugger, it looks as though Amman is head and shoulders above Detroit...

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010...ion-begins.php

**rb336** · July-28-10, 02:39 PM

Bus Rapid Transit is a joke

**ghettopalmetto** · July-28-10, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by rb336

Bus Rapid Transit is a joke

Wasn't that a song by Public Enemy? Or am I thinking of something else?

**Papasito** · July-28-10, 03:42 PM

Public Enemy

911 IS A JOKE
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH BOOOOY

**Johnlodge** · July-28-10, 03:49 PM

I used BRT in LA. It seemed to get me around OK, but only as a part of a larger transit system that included the subway. And there was a guy on there telling me how the Pentagon uses arcade games to brainwash kids, and by the way the Pentagon is a secret basement in the White House.

**d.mcc** · July-28-10, 04:06 PM

My point was less about the BRT and more about the Transit...

But yeah, I get it

**Detroit Stylin** · July-28-10, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by johnlodge

i used brt in la. It seemed to get me around ok, but only as a part of a larger transit system that included the subway. And there was a guy on there telling me how the pentagon uses arcade games to brainwash kids, and by the way the pentagon is a secret basement in the white house.

lmbao.........

**Patrick** · July-28-10, 05:13 PM

So, what is the difference between normal bus routes and BRT? I use the DC Metrobus system daily and it is very efficient and well-planned.

**Johnlodge** · July-28-10, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

So, what is the difference between normal bus routes and BRT? I use the DC Metrobus system daily and it is very efficient and well-planned.

In LA [[and anybody correct me if my memory is rusty), the BRT has a dedicated lane, and it turns traffic lights green for itself as it approaches so it never has to stop for a light. Goes much faster than a regular bus line.

**d.mcc** · July-28-10, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

So, what is the difference between normal bus routes and BRT? I use the DC Metrobus system daily and it is very efficient and well-planned.

Shorter jaunts than a Metro???

**Patrick** · July-29-10, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by d.mcc

Shorter jaunts than a Metro???

Seems it is a more "direct" sort of mode of transportation but I could be wrong. A bus system can and will work great if managed right.

**wolverine** · July-29-10, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick

So, what is the difference between normal bus routes and BRT? I use the DC Metrobus system daily and it is very efficient and well-planned.

Sometimes BRT is curb separated over even grade separated as a Busway. They never have to stop at a light since they always go green in the direction of travel. They don't have as many stops either which makes them a viable commuting option for longer distances. Some people question the difference between express buses and BRT, but keep in mind, express buses can get stuck in traffic and have to stop and red lights, BRT doesn't have those type of problems.