CTA rendering of Ashland BRT.
Interesting discussion between two of my favorite bloggers about Bus Rapid Transit versus cars in the city of Chicago.
Aaron Renn of the Urbanophile urbanophile.com
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Aaron Renn of the Urbanophile urbanophile.com
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John Greenfield of Streets Blog Chicago chi.streetsblog.org
"A more serious problem with Renn’s piece is his assertion that the Ashland BRT project would be a case of transit advocates intentionally “degrading the urban environment” for drivers, which would make Chicago a less livable city. The plan calls for converting two of the four travel lanes on Ashland Avenue to dedicated, center-running bus lanes, which would require the elimination of most left turns off of the street."
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