Tel-Aviv and Israel are in the process of developing a nationwide transit system. They come across a great question of which is better. Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) or Light Rail Transit(LRT) with arguments for and against both.
I'm not sure which side I 'ride' on. I've seen how bus systems work, I've seen how rail systems work. Personally I like the mix that they have in places like Rome and Istanbul.... Basically they have a dedicated line that has a rail/tran setup, but on the same dedicated roadway... both buses and taxis share it. This basically means that at all time the space is being used my a mass transit/car sharing community. I guess what I'm thinking is that there has to be a middle ground. Since it takes several years to dig and build a subway or LRT, but only a few months to build a street.... why not build the bus lanes, and then add tracks as time goes on.....
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