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   Shawn Hooper (he/him) (shawnhooper@fosstodon.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 04:17:46 JST Shawn Hooper (he/him)

   Seen on FB in reference to somewhere in England. Perfectly fitting for #Ottawa, though.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 04:17:44 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Pxtl

     @Pxtl @shawnhooper I wouldn’t go that far; I’d say BRT is the preferred transit upgrade when trains aren’t realistically on the table in the near term. That can shade into what you’re saying for sure, but is not equivalent.

     The Twin Cities are a case study: aggressively going after both LRT and BRT, with three tiers:

     1. LRT routes (color-coded)
     2. BRT with dedicated corridor
     3. BRT sharing traffic with lane/signal advantage

     https://www.metrotransit.org/Data/Sites/1/media/metro/160252_METRO_DiagramMap_vision.pdf

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     Pxtl (pxtl@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 04:17:45 JST Pxtl

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     @shawnhooper I always say, "BRT" is the preferred transit upgrade option for people whose preferred transit upgrade option is actually *nothing*.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 04:20:50 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Pxtl

     @Pxtl @shawnhooper Of course I’d prefer 1, but having watching the rollout of a measly 2 LRT lines + 1 extension in the works — the political obstacles, the infra problems, the sheer project risk — I feel strongly this mixed approach is the only approach commensurate to the emergency at hand. I’m glad they’re fighting the LRT fight hard, and I’m glad they’re using BRT to grab every win they can in the meantime.