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Originally Posted by Fresh
Really? Brampton looks pretty disperse to me, especially those industrial/warehousing districts.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Br....7624177?hl=en
Looks like a pretty good example of a suburban form doing great with bus ridership.
Doesn't look too different to Plano. |
Brampton and Plano are socioeconomically very different, and this likely plays a major role in modal share differences. Oakville is probably a closer demographic equivalent.
Why would any non-poor person utilize transit in Dallas? The metro is incredibly sprawled and auto-oriented, driving is cheap, incomes are relatively high, weather is oppressively hot much of the year. Who would trade air-conditioned comfort of a private vehicle for waiting on the side of a sweltering highway for a bus or train? Also, the Dallas rail system, while extensive, used existing rail rights-of-way through industrial/warehouse areas, so it doesn't even run along routes convenient for most commuters.