http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/28/tonight-tell-transpo-planners-your-ideas-for-the-next-round-of-brt-routes/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/28/tonight-tell-transpo-planners-your-ideas-for-the-next-round-of-brt-routes/comment-page-1/#comment-68914 Ontario CATS Fri, 29 May 2009 14:28:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6261#comment-68914 Transit has an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but bus service is often much less carbon-reducing than a mode like subway due to slow travel times -- because of vehicle congestion. According to the FTA, one passenger mile of car travel emits nearly 1 pound of carbon dioxide, a trip by subway emits .24 pounds, and a trip by bus emits .65 pounds per passenger mile. By giving buses their own lane, operations will improve greatly and the environmental benefits of bus travel will increase. Transit has an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but bus service is often much less carbon-reducing than a mode like subway due to slow travel times — because of vehicle congestion. According to the FTA, one passenger mile of car travel emits nearly 1 pound of carbon dioxide, a trip by subway emits .24 pounds, and a trip by bus emits .65 pounds per passenger mile. By giving buses their own lane, operations will improve greatly and the environmental benefits of bus travel will increase.

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/28/tonight-tell-transpo-planners-your-ideas-for-the-next-round-of-brt-routes/comment-page-1/#comment-68863 vnm Thu, 28 May 2009 20:12:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6261#comment-68863 If anyone is thinking about attending this meeting, it's cheaper to park your bike than your car. The <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/brxpk-02.shtml" rel="nofollow">New York City DOT parking garage</a> across the street from the meeting, at 315 E. 149th Street, offers free indoor secure bike parking. Cars parking there have to pay a fee. If anyone is thinking about attending this meeting, it’s cheaper to park your bike than your car. The New York City DOT parking garage across the street from the meeting, at 315 E. 149th Street, offers free indoor secure bike parking. Cars parking there have to pay a fee.

]]> http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/28/tonight-tell-transpo-planners-your-ideas-for-the-next-round-of-brt-routes/comment-page-1/#comment-68860 Sam Branervitch Thu, 28 May 2009 19:56:22 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6261#comment-68860 The BRT idea sounds like a nice waste of money that could be spent on capital improvements to our aging subway system. Creating more bus lanes will only increase the amount of traffic on the streets instead of bringing it underground. The BRT idea sounds like a nice waste of money that could be spent on capital improvements to our aging subway system. Creating more bus lanes will only increase the amount of traffic on the streets instead of bringing it underground.

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