Comment 102619

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted June 18, 2014 at 12:56:34 in reply to Comment 102614

No one has claimed that LRT is always better than BRT in every circumstance.

We are discussing whether LRT is better for the B-line in Hamilton, and the City staff and Metrolinx specifically compared BRT and LRT on this line and presented good arguments for why LRT is the better choice.

BRT would probably be a better choice for the A-line route, both because of the escarpment and because of the lower ridership and densities (at least initially).

You'll notice that your list has many BRT systems in poorer countries. Indeed, BRT was initially developed in Brazil as a cheaper alternative to subways or rail based RT. In North America and Europe regular buses, subways, BRT and LRT and heavy rail (like GO) are all used, depending on the specific circumstances. You could have just as easily done a screen dump with dozens of LRT systems, or subways, but it doesn't prove anything about what the best choice is for the B-line in Hamilton, just that other cities have used BRT on some routes!

And you shouldn't be surprised that people are a bit annoyed when you post a dismissive, overly general, snarky comment like "Looks like the rest of the world is fine with BRT, I guess they are all wrong."

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2014-06-18 12:58:54

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