Comments on: Reminder: BRT Symposium in Hartford This Thursday http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/reminder-brt-symposium-in-hartford-this-thursday/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Clark Morris http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/reminder-brt-symposium-in-hartford-this-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Clark Morris Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:38:36 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6961#comment-1914 Of course many of the proposed BRT operations would be more cost effective and get more riders if done as light rail, streetcar or regional rail. The latter can be especially cost effective if existing trackage can be used with some upgrading. Convincing the commuter rail systems that ALL day service that connects the local communities and has a fare structure integrated with the buses and coordinated scheduling would do wonders in the area. Also BRT is in the eye of the beholder. Of course many of the proposed BRT operations would be more cost effective and get more riders if done as light rail, streetcar or regional rail. The latter can be especially cost effective if existing trackage can be used with some upgrading. Convincing the commuter rail systems that ALL day service that connects the local communities and has a fare structure integrated with the buses and coordinated scheduling would do wonders in the area. Also BRT is in the eye of the beholder.

]]> By: James http://blog.tstc.org/2009/10/13/reminder-brt-symposium-in-hartford-this-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 James Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:24:31 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=6961#comment-1908 I know there isn't a lot of BRT news going on in NYC and its immediate environs right now, but in my neck of the woods in the NW Bronx, MTA has begun to employ new low-floor hybrid buses. The buses are quieter, smoother, and just all around nicer than the old ones. It's a little taste of the kind of superior experience that a more fully funded MTA could provide. Perhaps the new buses are worth a posting on this blog? Secondly, I'm curious, what does TSTC consider to be its sphere of operation? Hartford is outside of the Tri-State area and is actually more in the orbit of Western Massachusetts than New York City. I know there isn’t a lot of BRT news going on in NYC and its immediate environs right now, but in my neck of the woods in the NW Bronx, MTA has begun to employ new low-floor hybrid buses. The buses are quieter, smoother, and just all around nicer than the old ones. It’s a little taste of the kind of superior experience that a more fully funded MTA could provide. Perhaps the new buses are worth a posting on this blog?

Secondly, I’m curious, what does TSTC consider to be its sphere of operation? Hartford is outside of the Tri-State area and is actually more in the orbit of Western Massachusetts than New York City.

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