Cleveland BRT

Cleveland has a BRT system much like what the Rapid's SilverLine will be like. Our fellow Grand Rapids native Andy Dragt created this video to help us see what a BRT system looks like and the development Cleveland's BRT has brought.

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[utterbullspit]

@rapidyes Has the Grand Rapids BRT system been completed yet and do you have any video of it?

[rapidyes]

@utterbullspit Grand Rapids did not pass the millage put to vote in 2009. Thanks for your interest!

[visionaer21]

Cleveland looks very clean and modern, like Germany......good work

[GlassMachineZ]

I moved away from Cleveland after living there most of my life, and I have to say the Euclid Ave. bus rapid transit line sucks BALLS and it goes NOWHERE useful. It was built as a test route with plans for expansion to the rest of the city, which RTA will never have funding for. All of the RTA owned systems in Cleveland basically suck, with the exception of the Rapid Light Rail system.

[UAL2842]

This is a good stepper for cities looking to LRT. It allows for development of land and can be easily transformed as required to LRT. The city I currently live in needs this, and for it to be this efficient it would be a great thing. Nice video.

[usaf1832]

Great video! Cleveland's BRT looks very efficient and clean. 

[refsbr]

i really like BRT systems mainly because they are cost effective and they work mainly at the surface, unlike subways.

In metro systems we are just burried alive. Terrible for nice looking cities.

[mjakes20]

@mjakes20 Well the main route they are looking at doesn't really doesn't go through the city centre, and it is barely in the planning stages, but yeah fingers crossed. What I'm worried about is the new Luas line going from the terminal of the green line, through the very tight and narrow busiest part of the city centre and up to broombridge. That's been confirmed, and wow will that be chaotic.

[zsmonostori]

@mjakes20 I am just wondering how will they actually implement it on the narrow Dublin roads/streets which are already way too congested - they can't remove a traffic lane from operation in favor of the BRT because that would create chaotic situations. Fingers crossed they will make the Dublin BRT come true - but I am afraid it will fail...

[pylt93]

if anyone wants to look how good a BTR system works look for transmilenio or curitiba

[mjakes20]

Here in Ireland, we recently proposed a bus rapid transit line, and out of all the transport proposals in my country, this is one of the few I like. It costs a fraction of what metro/rapid transit/tram costs, and has the same efficiency.

[gibb1991]

Cleveland RTA was gracious enough to loan Indianapolis one of their BRT's for IndyConnect Day at the State Fair to show what transit would be like on several lines should the IndyConnect plan go through. It was awesome! And there was so much positive reaction from patrons.

[greend614]

Lol, notice there's an Emergency box in everyone. Don't want you getting robbed while paying for your ticket! I'm from Cleveland and I miss it so much. But I don't miss being downtown at night catching the bus! Lol

[Baron2yahoo]

Want to create a BRT system that's cheap and actually makes a difference, go with trolley buses(bi-articulated).