NPSG MAX tour

[flyingember]

posts Nena S. Bhatt on twitter posts before they become hard to find.



Kansas City MAX - very cool new bus system: bus only lanes, signal prioritization, gorgeous stations designed as landmarks.

MAX - high quality stations seem to be triggering TOD, very careful branding. People now asking for rail or a MAX line - Rick Scott

MAX Troost Line runs along historically segregated corridor in KC. People loving it. Operating costs for MAX similar to pre-MAX

Hybrid electric buses, 10 min headways, rain gardens, solar lighting, bike allowed in bus lanes - this is my kind of bus system!

MAX lessons - lack of off vehicle fare collection slows boarding, branding and bike or connections key, lane enforcement key

BRT is going to expand in the US. It is a cost efficient way to move people. More and more cities are exploring it. - BRT Tour

Economic development in distressed areas is tough. KC is using the MAX bus system to cluster development around stations.

KC is a car kind of place. But MAX and infill growth around MAX will boost econ development and create transit zones in urban core

BRT or rail? Cost savings, faster implementation are big advantages of BRT. Tried for 30 yrs to build rail, couldn't make costs work

BRT can be up and running in 2-3 yrs. - Rick Scott

Federal rail $$ also scarce. New Starts is very competitive, and much of the funds are spoken for.

KC BRT was done with no new local taxes.

Super tall bus stop markers visible 2 blocks away, have real time info, way finding, attractively lit at nite

MAX Bus stops are pretty cool. Attractive, large, real time info, maps, but no off vehicle are collection

Neat, you can sit facing the street or away from it - because wind and rain blow from different directions

Pervious pavement and stormwater management at park and ride. And concrete pads at every stop (KC gets cold)

[brewcrew1000]

How about we just scrap the Light Rail/Street Car plans and just create some kick ass bus lines. We could build luxury buses with leather seating and bathrooms on the bus. Each bus could have some kind of cool color scheme/livery for each bus route, like the Broadway Line shows certain images like Irish Heritage, etc. The Casino Routes could have each casino on the routes and sponsored/paid by them.

[bobbyhawks]

We could build luxury buses with leather seating and bathrooms on the bus.

Have you ever been on public transit before? Bathrooms on the bus is not a good idea. It is bad enough that some buses/cars smell like bathrooms. We do not want all of them to smell that way.

I'm all for color schemes, though.

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^^^ftr, neha. @nehasbhatt

[bbqboy]

Wind and rain blow from different directions?