synonymouse Wrote:
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www.itsmarta.com]
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> I gather it means a bus line, aka ART. Maybe Muni should start calling their #38 a Fast Arterial Rapid Transit line in anticipation of BRT one day in the future.
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> Note that MARTA did not see fit to do any expansion at this time of their standard gauge version of BART.
Digging deeper:
* [PDF] Types of Transit Services & Vehicles - Marta [
www.itsmarta.com].
* Here's a sentence that gives a jargon-free indication of their terms: "
An arterial rapid transit line has been established. It will be upgraded to bus rapid transit and then to light rail in the long run. $263.7 million (light rail only)". [
www.myajc.com] (It's about 40% down the page.)