drum118
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Really!!!
What is the operation cost having a bus every 1 minute compare to LRT 3 minute over a 30 year life cycle without taking fuel cost into consideration?? LRT will beat BRT hands down on operation cost alone without fuel cost. If we take an guess what fuel will cost over that 30 year cycle, BRT is wipe off the map by LRT cost saving.
The so call BRT as noted was to cost less than $200m based on 2004 inflation numbers while my number said $325m. So far I am ahead on the cost considering the cost cutting and gutting that has taken place to date to built this thing so far.
People have blind fold on here and continue to see the world revolves around DT Toronto when that is not the case in the first place. That is the way transit was built, but to built the real network to get people to where they really want to go, we have to built new lines and upgraded from buses.
Yes Brampton is looking at the Queen BRT first as it was the cheapest way at the time and had more opportunity for development since industries was to the east in the first place.
Show me a BRT in NA that has obtain the ridership that was first forecast since none have yet to see those number today. Look at how many LRT lines that have beat ridership number in the first year of operation, let alone for 15 or 25 year numbers. There are lines that have past the 25 year number under 5 years to the point platforms are being expanded to add the 2nd to 4th car years ahead of schedule.
You can bitch all you want on all day service, but are you prepared to pay the full cost to do it since the ridership is not there now or 2025 based on the current model GO Transit used today??
Then, where are you going to find the crews to run this service since there is a shortage of crews today, let alone 2015??
May 20 photo of no man zone and 260 new photos here http://www.flickr.com/photos/drum118/sets/72157629953664271/
Tomken Station
Cawthra Station