Shouldn't we be switching buses with light railway?
https://lemmy.tf/post/525934
Shouldn't we be switching buses with light railway? - lemmy.tf
Even if you think what would you would say is obvious, please add. This is
genuinely something I think makes sense given the longevity of light rail and
how infrequently routes change, but I also suffer from confirmation bias, so I’m
hoping for reasons this would be a terrible idea.
Light rail/trams are better especially for avenues etc. But busses are more flexible, and you usually need a combination of both for best results
Buses for longer journeys make sense. We have a bunch of buses in London that run from the city centre out towards the green belt. Buses for those especially long journeys makes sense.
Buses are awful for long journeys. Trams for longer journeys make sense. You need the buses to get you to the tram stop.
Could a tram do Trafalgar Square to Leyton Bakers Arms? I feel like it would leave a lot of people without public transport options.
If you would demolish all the other options, then it would de facto do just that. But nobody has even suggested the kind of baffoonery.
It’s literally the title of this post 😵💫
I was referring to the numerous options that exist alongside the said rail option in most real world places. But yes, most of the time the bus is the worse option of them two. Less accessible, economical etc.
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