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Old Posted Aug 19, 2015, 2:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ardecila View Post
Ugh. Typical Emanuel bait and switch. Just like when he sank hundreds of millions into a new terminal at 95th to avoid sinking billions into a Red Line Extension.

The old express buses had numerous issues that really prevented them from being effective. They sat in the same traffic as everybody else, and came so infrequently that it was often faster for riders to board a local bus and get moving than to sit around waiting for the express.

If Emanuel's program was done in good faith, as a Chicago version of LA's MetroRapid, I'd be on board... but this is a poor substitute for the real McCoy of BRT.
I am really getting sick of Emanuel's bullshit.
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