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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rapid bus maybe?[/quote]

I think streetcars are great when they have dedicated space.  As I understood the Columbia Pike street car, it would be sharing the road with cars.  So, there wouldn't have been any savings in regard to traffic and at least buses can move around a blocked lane.[/quote]

I agree that the streetcar should have a dedicated lane. I wish people would have spent more energy trying to improve the streetcar than complaining. An enhanced bus service (let's be honest--there will be nothing rapid about it) will require the same transit style stops, which will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It will also require substantial street improvements to support the weight of larger, heavier buses (the streetcar would run on rails and therefore would not impose the same wear and tear on the street). 
the pike is screwed.

BRT will not happen because there is no dedicated lane. Enhanced bus service won't happen because the stops will ist substantially more than your standard bus shelter. In short, the pike is screwed. [/quote]

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