Short read - but summarizes well some of the benefits of BRT.
Fantastic article in the NYT today about the advantages of investing in bus rapid transit. "If you’ve ridden a bus in the United States, you may have come to the same conclusion as many Americans: They’re slow. They’re unreliable. And, if you have the choice, there are probably better ways to get around. This shouldn’t be a surprise. Politicians and transit agencies have long ignored buses, which disproportionately serve lower income people, in favor of road construction and rail projects that tend to cater to wealthier passengers. But in the past decade, some have turned to modernizing an old idea: Bus Rapid Transit — a set of tools and changes to technology, road design and route planning that, when combined, can supercharge buses, making them faster and more reliable." Shout out to Pittsburgh Regional Transit, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and GRTC for leading the charge!