Smarter Transit

What is Smarter Transit

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Smarter Transit Starts with Smart Decision

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Smarter Transit Examples

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Light Rail: Vancouver, BC Skytrain & Canada Line

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Light Rail: Vancouver, BC Skytrain & Canada Line vs. Sound Transit Seattle "Central Link" Segement

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Brisbane Busway

Since some may argue whether the performance of a transit system in a developing country should be compared to a US city, I found a similar city in Australia which is very close in population. The Brisbane metropolitan area population is around 2.3 million compared to over 3 million for the Sound Transit district. Both cities have similar economic status and cultures, so the 300 buses per hour for the Brisbane Busway is reasonable for a US system in a city like Seattle.

Driverless Vehicles

Vehicles which do not require a driver, thereby eliminating the primary recurring cost for providing transit service is "brilliant" transit since it provides an opportunity for reasonable transit frequency for low ridership densities, at a reasonable cost and environmental impact. Vancouver, BC's Skytrain, my example for Smarter Transit rail, uses driverless vehicles to sufficiently reduce operating costs to achieve their 100% fare recovery.

The technical challenges of designing a driverless transit vehicle operating a pre-planned route must be trivial compared to dealing with the unknown terrain and operating style of a passenger automobile.

Vanpools

Joining Community Transit (who skillfully implemented their Swift Blue Line Lite BRT) for the Smarter Transit performance are the Puget Sound Vanpool programs. Vans provide the fastest service at the lowest recurring and non-recurring cost.