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Old Posted Feb 18, 2013, 5:15 PM
nfitz nfitz is offline
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Originally Posted by Alon View Post
a streetcar even with dedicated lanes won't be able to absorb peak demand, requiring to keep rush-hour relief buses, eliminating any operating cost advantage of light rail over buses.
Surely a 30-metre to 60-metre (or heck, even run a 3-car 90-metre) long streetcar in dedicated lanes at peak is going to have a far higher than, at-best, 18-metre long buses. I'm not sure how rush-hour relief buses would benefit such a route.
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