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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
Because increasing the ratio of buses to cars allows traffic to move more freely, since transit requires fewer vehicles and road space to transport the same number of people.
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Only if people use it. People do not use it in HRM because it does not work. It does not work for a variety of reasons, chief among them is the inability to maintain a schedule because of rush hour congestion due to our 1950s road network and inadequate bridge capacity.
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You're right in that buses alone will not be enough. But you're wrong if you think we need expanded road capacity. All that will do is induce more car usage which is by far the most expensive way to transport people.
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Not that old chestnut again? Nobody is advocating for a 401 through the center if the peninsula. But we do need added capacity on a number of key arteries like the Bayers Rd corridor and the harbor crossings.
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