rapid bus transit

[mordantmonkey]

saw all of the "MAX" boxes at intersections saying "coming july '05". figured it was traffic control of some kind. it is, but for rapid transit buses.

I live in KC and our mass transit sucks. anyone elses city have Rapid Transit buses? are they much faster than regular ones?

fortunately the route stops right by my apartement and right by my work. Woot for me.

 

[glugglug]

rapid + bus = oxymoron

 

[SagaLore]

This is off topic... but I think it would be beneficial to the United States if all of our major cities were interconnected with high speed rails that ran several stories tall above most roads and small buildings - so stations could interconnect in almost a point-to-point design. It would be nice to be able to go to Portland, Oregon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a matter of hours - without luggage or expensive flight costs.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
This is off topic... but I think it would be beneficial to the United States if all of our major cities were interconnected with high speed rails that ran several stories tall above most roads and small buildings - so stations could interconnect in almost a point-to-point design. It would be nice to be able to go to Portland, Oregon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a matter of hours - without luggage or expensive flight costs.

Run a maglev train like the chinese one?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SagaLore
This is off topic... but I think it would be beneficial to the United States if all of our major cities were interconnected with high speed rails that ran several stories tall above most roads and small buildings - so stations could interconnect in almost a point-to-point design. It would be nice to be able to go to Portland, Oregon from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in a matter of hours - without luggage or expensive flight costs.

Run a maglev train like the chinese one?

Probably would be the most efficient way. The system would have to be parallel - if for whatever reason a train got stuck, another train could pull up beside it and board the people.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: glugglug
rapid + bus = oxymoron

not necessarily. depends on the trip. i can drive from home to work in 9 min. the bus currently takes 18min.
This new bus has only stops at major intersections, and has special traffic control boxes to extend green lights if they are approaching. It is supposed to take 10min. for the same trip. I would eat up that extra min finding a parking place in the garage.