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Re:I wouldn't hire you with an answer like that.....
Author: That Bus Guy
Date: 06-07-2018 - 20:26
BOB2 Wrote:
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> "exclusive bus lanes along with transit signal
> priority DO reduce travel times as shown in some
> cities"..... Is just a little vague and a wee bit
> too "anecdotal" for my professional tastes, as to
> the causality and/or documented benefits.....would
> you care to elaborate further?
>
> This would be the question I'd probably be asking
> you at your interview, back when I hired
> idealistic young folks, just like you.
>
There is a bus lane on a key street in the city where I work. At one time, two blocks were lacking a bus lane. When general traffic used the street where the bus lane should have been located, buses backed up for several blocks during the PM peak period. When the bus lane was extended the PM period back-up was eliminated. To my knowledge, no transit agency staff quantified the time savings, but there was a real time savings benefit when the bus lane was extended.
For some research on this matter, see Table 14 in the following document:
Quantifying the Benefits of Bus Rapid Transit Elements
I wrote that sentence to be vague as a matter of professional conservatism, knowing that you and others could find exceptions.
I thought about responding in kind to your subject line, but after watching a Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood special program on PBS, that did not seem to be in the spirit of Mr. Rogers.
That said, I am hardly a young idealistic guy just out of planning school. I've been doing transit planning for over 25 years and have participated in bus rapid transit initiatives at the national level. I have also visited and used BRT systems around the country and in one Canadian City.
Have a safe weekend.
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> "exclusive bus lanes along with transit signal
> priority DO reduce travel times as shown in some
> cities"..... Is just a little vague and a wee bit
> too "anecdotal" for my professional tastes, as to
> the causality and/or documented benefits.....would
> you care to elaborate further?
>
> This would be the question I'd probably be asking
> you at your interview, back when I hired
> idealistic young folks, just like you.
>
There is a bus lane on a key street in the city where I work. At one time, two blocks were lacking a bus lane. When general traffic used the street where the bus lane should have been located, buses backed up for several blocks during the PM peak period. When the bus lane was extended the PM period back-up was eliminated. To my knowledge, no transit agency staff quantified the time savings, but there was a real time savings benefit when the bus lane was extended.
For some research on this matter, see Table 14 in the following document:
Quantifying the Benefits of Bus Rapid Transit Elements
I wrote that sentence to be vague as a matter of professional conservatism, knowing that you and others could find exceptions.
I thought about responding in kind to your subject line, but after watching a Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood special program on PBS, that did not seem to be in the spirit of Mr. Rogers.
That said, I am hardly a young idealistic guy just out of planning school. I've been doing transit planning for over 25 years and have participated in bus rapid transit initiatives at the national level. I have also visited and used BRT systems around the country and in one Canadian City.
Have a safe weekend.
