East Bay Bus Rapid Transit

AC Transit's vision for a Bus Rapid Transit system connecting Berkley, Oakland and San Leandro, California. For more information, please visit http://www.actforme.org/

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[poseidoncambria]

Why did they not build it as a light rail line? It would have been SOO much better! :(

[bmp713]

Buses do not re-vitalize urban centers - light rail and street cars do. There should be at least one light rail line in the East Bay and two streetcar lines in downtown Oakland.

Take Portland as a prime example. There has been billions of dollars of private investment re-developing the areas surrounding the new transit corridors.

The East Bay has the potential to set the bar even higherin developing sustainable, livable, and walkable communities.

[TuboEspectador]

This same solution is in both Bogotá, Colombia and in Lima, Perú. I rode the Lima system and it is great. No, it's not rail, but then it's a dedicated roadway for the buses combined with mixed car/bus lanes. They have the details figured out very well.

And it costs a reportedly 10% of what it would cost for rail. Also time from start to finish is very short. We could build out CTA Rapid Transit in Chicago with this and do much better than waiting for short sections of rail to be completed.

[Baron2yahoo]

@bmp713 But I bet the notion of BRT is actually getting support by our governments, due to certain vest interests over it's actual benefits, it costs a large amount to build stations, ticket machines, raised platforms, new lanes, and longer buses. I think they're playing favorites on this one. In larger cities suburban rail can be built cheaper with existing rail. The FTA New Starts program was only supposed to fund expansions in rail, but they've turned the other cheek to this copy cat version.

[Baron2yahoo]

@murfreebear Other countries just call it better run buses or express service since that's all they really are, we're the only country that really calls it BRT. If you've seen one bus you've seen them all. Typical american. smh

[Baron2yahoo]

@sideslide23 No, it should be the electric trolleybuses like they have in Vancouver, San Francisco, & Dayton, OH. They are much more environmentally friendly and I prefer them over any diesel using buses. We have enough of those already. European examples are the best and for your information the buses they have in Las Vegas we're purchased from London's Citybus(a trolleybus), but since we're american and we like effing oil we convert them to diesel like hypocrites and call them hybrids.

[glennjridge]

why is nopbody talking about the incredible game graphics?

[sideslide23]

when they do bus only lane, AC should purchase Hybrid Diesel electric like they have in Las Vegas.

[lifepod2036]

Umm what happen to all the black folk :| all I see are mexicans and whites

[mikokat]

@murfreebear Probably a citation similar to that of illegally using the carpool lane.

[murfreebear]

Nashville TN has one train line and 1 BRT line. The train line only supports rush hour :(. The BRT is a basic one now and they are adding the features 1 by one to make it a genuine BRT. BRT's are good as long as it is a full blown BTR (dedicated lanes, control over the traffic lights, and of corse limited stops as a train would have). Trains such as Chicagos L train are better but a BRT is better than your typical bus.

[jeffsandychelsea]

@poseidoncambria Because that would have made sense... CAN'T have THAT, now, can we?!