Comments on: Buses Of The Future http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/01/buses-of-the-future/ America Under Construction Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:59:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: MIT Unveils Fancy ‘iPhone-like’ Bus Stop » INFRASTRUCTURIST http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/01/buses-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 MIT Unveils Fancy ‘iPhone-like’ Bus Stop » INFRASTRUCTURIST Wed, 27 May 2009 18:26:04 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1708#comment-2213 [...] a tough sell since many people tend to view them as downmarket and depressing. We looked at some exciting new bus designs on a while back on this site and really anything that can jazz up the bus experience a bit is a [...] [...] a tough sell since many people tend to view them as downmarket and depressing. We looked at some exciting new bus designs on a while back on this site and really anything that can jazz up the bus experience a bit is a [...]

]]> By: More Riders Magazine » Blog Archive » Follow London’s lead with international bus design contest http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/01/buses-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-935 More Riders Magazine » Blog Archive » Follow London’s lead with international bus design contest Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:42:25 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1708#comment-935 [...] London mayoral race had a particular policy battle over whether to retire the red double-deckers. According to the Infrastructurist, the former mayor’s decision to do so helped launch a challenger into office. And now, the [...] [...] London mayoral race had a particular policy battle over whether to retire the red double-deckers. According to the Infrastructurist, the former mayor’s decision to do so helped launch a challenger into office. And now, the [...]

]]> By: skiddie http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/01/buses-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-826 skiddie Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:42:43 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1708#comment-826 I don't quite see why people hate the bendy buses so much. As a cyclist, I recognize that they're a bit more dangerous to try and bike around (it's pretty easy to get pinned to an inside corner, which is obviously deadly) but they are also really fantastic as a bus! As a passenger, there's much less congestion getting on and off (three doors), there's all sorts of room inside, and the ride seems comfortable enough to me. They're also more modern than most of the current double-deckers in London, so they're quieter and less smelly (VERY important when biking right behind the tailpipe. It might also be worth checking out the 'guided bus' system, for instance as soon to be implemented in Cambridge (UK). Explanation of the scheme here (http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/) and here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway). I don’t quite see why people hate the bendy buses so much. As a cyclist, I recognize that they’re a bit more dangerous to try and bike around (it’s pretty easy to get pinned to an inside corner, which is obviously deadly) but they are also really fantastic as a bus! As a passenger, there’s much less congestion getting on and off (three doors), there’s all sorts of room inside, and the ride seems comfortable enough to me.

They’re also more modern than most of the current double-deckers in London, so they’re quieter and less smelly (VERY important when biking right behind the tailpipe.

It might also be worth checking out the ‘guided bus’ system, for instance as soon to be implemented in Cambridge (UK). Explanation of the scheme here (http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/) and here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway).

]]> By: Great debate over future commutes « Stephen Rees’s blog http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/01/buses-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Great debate over future commutes « Stephen Rees’s blog Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:39:08 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1708#comment-789 [...] bus lanes. A number of cities have done this as a way to make the bus more attractive - and add additional features over time to spread the cost and help build the ridership towards one that will support rail. How successful [...] [...] bus lanes. A number of cities have done this as a way to make the bus more attractive - and add additional features over time to spread the cost and help build the ridership towards one that will support rail. How successful [...]

]]> By: Buses of the future — TheTransitWire.com http://www.infrastructurist.com/2009/04/01/buses-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Buses of the future — TheTransitWire.com Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:47:44 +0000 http://www.infrastructurist.com/?p=1708#comment-769 [...] Link to full story in The Infrastructurist. [...] [...] Link to full story in The Infrastructurist. [...]

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