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Is There Evidence Against BRT Sparking Development?
July 22, 2009 – 3:02 pm | 4 Comments
Is There Evidence Against BRT Sparking Development?

This is a serious question, but can any of the folks who get so upset with arguments for BRT point me to any resources showing that high-investment BRT—Bogota, not Houston—with physically separated right-of-ways and permanent-seeming …

Yes, We Can Learn From The Developing World; or, Keeping an Open Mind About BRT
July 22, 2009 – 2:04 pm | No Comment
Yes, We Can Learn From The Developing World; or, Keeping an Open Mind About BRT

I hate to do another round on BRT with The Overhead Wire, but I can’t help myself. It’s an important discussion, particularly with BRT gaining momentum in D.C.
The latest discussion started with Streetsblog making what …

NYT on BRT: Great to See, A Bit Disappointing to Read
July 10, 2009 – 4:02 pm | One Comment

For a BRT advocate, it was really exciting to wake up this morning to a front-page, above-the-fold article in the New York Times, with Transmilenio as the central picture. Reading Elisabeth Rosenthal’s article, though, I …