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Article: Bus rapid transit a good idea
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 15, 2008
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Despite well-intentioned but miserably failed attempts to pave our way out of congestion, Chicagoans have been living a traffic nightmare for years.
The city recognizes that we need to try a different approach, and fast, proposing we adapt a system that's working in at least a dozen cities around the globe: bus rapid transit.
Bus rapid transit is not your grandfather's, or, for that matter, your current bus service. A key difference is that bus rapid transit has fixed stations, like train stations, which signal long-term stability to communities. In addition to giving thousands of previously isolated Chicagoans access to transportation, and better connecting the city's extensive rail ...