BRT is great if the goal is creating additional transit. But, if the goal is to spur development, improve density, and build serious infrastructure appealing to businesses and residents, then BRT does nothing more than conventional buses. Personally, Detroit needs all of the above, which is why LRT is the sensible way to go. Why would one buy a product that only accomplishes 1/4 of the region's needs, when for a little more, we can get the whole package. We do need more mass transit, but we more desperately need the tangential benefits associated with permanent transit infrastructure- LRT.
LRT and BRT will both move people, but LRT will have a profound impact on the viability and success of the region, BRT will not.
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