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Not collecting fares make the bus run faster, which makes it more convenient. Lots of people don't ride the bus because it's not convenient. [/quote]

Bus improvement from not collecting fares will be marginal, as it is now. The problem is we have existing bus lanes in DC and more planned and they're virtually worthless because drivers insist on parking in them and our intrepid pols are too afraid to enforce the bus lanes. Simple as that. The bus lanes on 14th St NW are virtually worthless.

Not collecting fares won't change that.[/quote]

Sure, do that too. What I'd like to see is priority signal timing for buses -- the bus always gets a green light. That would do a lot more for bus speed than bus lanes. But the point is the way you make buses attractive is you make them competitive in terms of speed with other choices. In cities that have tried getting rid of fares it has sped up buses significantly. [/quote]

I’m all for speeding up the buses but priority signals - in the absence of dedicated bus lanes - is a recipe for traffic chaos. There are enough drivers running red lights as it is. Plenty of cars would self-identify as buses if it meant they could get through an intersection quicker.[/quote]

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