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LisaM

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2. And just buses, which are a very flexible and cost-effective means of mass transit.

Reply to blake2012 (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:49 PM

Mar 2018

Seattle is getting bogged down with light rail and streetcar construction, but not adding bus routes. Given Seattle's construction limitations (much of downtown is on landfill and the city has an hourglass figure), I don't really know why they aren't including buses as part of the package. The double buses hold a lot of people. They used to have a ride-free zone in the downtown area, which was great, but they axed it.

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What Uber and Tesla and Google wont tell you about self driving cars [View all] blake2012 Mar 2018 OP

Spot on. brush Mar 2018 #1

And just buses, which are a very flexible and cost-effective means of mass transit. LisaM Mar 2018 #2

My hope is Seattle will do a bus map redesign to complement the rail thats been added blake2012 Mar 2018 #4

Most people hate buses hueymahl Mar 2018 #6

The buses in Seattle get you a lot closer to where you live than the light rail does. LisaM Mar 2018 #7

Our light rail hits cars regularly. zipplewrath Mar 2018 #3

But at least Rail has predictable path and protected crossings in many areas blake2012 Mar 2018 #5

Low-tech "drive-it-yourself" cars are also a kind of free-for-all. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #22

The reason Uber wants them is for pure greed, IMO. LisaM Mar 2018 #8

This rusty fender Mar 2018 #9

I don't understand at all why Uber wants autonomous cars jmowreader Mar 2018 #25

cars are cheap. People are expensive. fescuerescue Mar 2018 #30

'we really need to push high speed rail, light rail lines and more heavy rail Commuter lines' Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #10

The point is-we as a society need to build environments allowing for denser lower carbon footprint blake2012 Mar 2018 #14

Um, why can't buses be driverless? Johnny2X2X Mar 2018 #11

But they still have pilots. Sometimes someone needs to make a decision. LisaM Mar 2018 #12

Thank you for your first hand accounts blake2012 Mar 2018 #13

I admit that driving someone door to door with a pie is probably not that important LisaM Mar 2018 #16

Reminds my of when I used to live in Sacramento Glassunion Mar 2018 #15

The routes that they cut and re-routed in Seattle are affecting the disabled disproportionately. LisaM Mar 2018 #17

Driverless buses would be vandalized to uselessness within days. FarCenter Mar 2018 #18

I never thought of that. Probably, the cars would be, too. lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #20

Would driverless cars reduce traffic? mythology Mar 2018 #24

People want to go point to point, not making 2 transfers and having a walk at both ends. FarCenter Mar 2018 #19

And this is why we are an overweight and sprawl-affected country blake2012 Mar 2018 #21

Automonous vehicles could seriously limit road congestion. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #23

Driverless vehicles OhZone Mar 2018 #26

Yup! longship Mar 2018 #29

The automotive industry wants to keep building cars. Lint Head Mar 2018 #27

BBQs and parties may become fun again in the near future. braddy Mar 2018 #28