A New Breed Of Bus

A new rapid bus service in Northern California will cut travel time by 20% by making lots of incremental enhancements along the route.

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July 16, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Rapid buses... stop only at major intersections. AC Transit's stops are an average of two-thirds of a mile apart... Rapid bus service also eliminates the carefully choreographed timetables, the ones that force many bus drivers to sit and wait by the side of the road or cruise down the street slowly so as not to get ahead of schedule."

Thanks to Congress on New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Introducing the speedy bus

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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