Comments on: Worst mistake in city’s history: Poverty capital opts for ghetto busway http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/09/13/poverty-capital-opts-for-ghetto-busway/ Toward a Better Future for Urban Winnipeg Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:43:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/09/13/poverty-capital-opts-for-ghetto-busway/comment-page-1/#comment-480 David Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:55:27 +0000 http://www.truwinnipeg.org/?p=234#comment-480 This is a great comment. The funny thing is that study after study has shown that BRT systems are actually more expensive to operate(in the realm of 3 times the cost) than an LRT system. Buses must be purchased and replaced every 12 years, not to mention the specialized garages and parts required for maintenance and the gas required to run them. This is Manitoba... probably the cheapest place in North America for electricity and we are not using it? But this is a typical city move.... with no forsight. Let's step over a quarter to save a dime. Cmon Winnipeg.... wake up... this plan is doomed to failure and will only help the city steer away from rapid tranist in the future. It will help generate comments such as "remember what a failure the BRT corridor was? How is any other system going to be better?" This is a great comment. The funny thing is that study after study has shown that BRT systems are actually more expensive to operate(in the realm of 3 times the cost) than an LRT system. Buses must be purchased and replaced every 12 years, not to mention the specialized garages and parts required for maintenance and the gas required to run them. This is Manitoba… probably the cheapest place in North America for electricity and we are not using it? But this is a typical city move…. with no forsight. Let’s step over a quarter to save a dime.

Cmon Winnipeg…. wake up… this plan is doomed to failure and will only help the city steer away from rapid tranist in the future. It will help generate comments such as “remember what a failure the BRT corridor was? How is any other system going to be better?”

]]> By: James http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/09/13/poverty-capital-opts-for-ghetto-busway/comment-page-1/#comment-466 James Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:03:42 +0000 http://www.truwinnipeg.org/?p=234#comment-466 Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James. Hi, I found your blog on this new directory of WordPress Blogs at blackhatbootcamp.com/listofwordpressblogs. I dont know how your blog came up, must have been a typo, i duno. Anyways, I just clicked it and here I am. Your blog looks good. Have a nice day. James.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/09/13/poverty-capital-opts-for-ghetto-busway/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Brendan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:07:35 +0000 http://www.truwinnipeg.org/?p=234#comment-464 Well put. I'd just like to add that a busway will basically be a road and I don't believe that there will be any cost savings of building this with road maintenance (our current streets breakdown fast enough as it is) to actually building a LRT (or tunneling for a subway or underground lrt)? Well put. I’d just like to add that a busway will basically be a road and I don’t believe that there will be any cost savings of building this with road maintenance (our current streets breakdown fast enough as it is) to actually building a LRT (or tunneling for a subway or underground lrt)?

]]> By: kid zubaz http://www.truwinnipeg.org/2008/09/13/poverty-capital-opts-for-ghetto-busway/comment-page-1/#comment-463 kid zubaz Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.truwinnipeg.org/?p=234#comment-463 I'm not a member of this group and I daresay I have been supportive of BRT efforts, but I'd say this is the best and most persuasive article I've ever read by one of its proponents. Bravo. I’m not a member of this group and I daresay I have been supportive of BRT efforts, but I’d say this is the best and most persuasive article I’ve ever read by one of its proponents. Bravo.

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