tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750357817175490357.post894631832114219798..comments2023-05-19T08:12:47.216-07:00Comments on Riding in Riverside: Good News, Bad News, part 1: The Bad NewsAllie Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08388778275254352958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750357817175490357.post-25672484041459296032015-04-01T15:15:33.808-07:002015-04-01T15:15:33.808-07:00Ian--
I'm in almost total agreement with you....Ian--<br /><br />I'm in almost total agreement with you. I do think that a median-running streetcar, with wide stop spacing, off-board fare collection and signal priority, <i>might</i> be an improvement over the present bus system, but really, this line should be BRT.<br /><br />Word on the street is that City politicos won't tear up Magnolia for a bus, but they will for rail.Allie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388778275254352958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750357817175490357.post-30037473672857103442015-03-11T09:21:21.924-07:002015-03-11T09:21:21.924-07:00"Riverside is, of course, still talking stree..."Riverside is, of course, still talking streetcars, but with the sort of savvy that indicates that they have no idea how to implement a streetcar project properly."<br /><br />I'm fairly sure the answer for "how to implement a streetcar project properly" is "don't". If it has its own lane, stations, off-board fare payment, signal priority, then it's BRT on rubber, Light Rail on steel. <br /><br />Streetcars in mixed-traffic provide worse service than a bus. They're so bad that as soon as something even fairly banal happens, you have to call in a bus.<br /><br />Someone parked wrong? Bus. Too hot? Bus. Too cold? Bus. Power outage on portion of grid? Bus. Utility work? Bus. Mysterious package or bag? Bus. Need to run express service? Bus. Construction on adjacent building? Bus. <br /><br />All this for average speeds that tend to be similar or worse than a local bus, and at its most cost-conscious, tends to cost about 10 times as much to build and twice as much to operate as a bus. <br /><br />TOD is all about the development code changes, not the transit.<br /><br />I'm not advocating for BRT, or against light rail, but I am 110% against mixed-traffic streetcars. IAN! Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000346268609562407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750357817175490357.post-78638740770268797852015-01-07T07:40:52.407-08:002015-01-07T07:40:52.407-08:00So to get between the Pass Area and Downtown River...So to get between the Pass Area and Downtown Riverside, you'd have to take 4 buses: 35 to 18 at Walmart, 18 to 16 at MV Mall, 16 to 1 at UCR.<br /><br />I told them just to keep the 210 running all day. It may be more expensive, but probably worth it to save all those transfers, missed connections, etc.cphhttp://www.morethanredcars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750357817175490357.post-54973529740872545442014-12-18T10:24:59.431-08:002014-12-18T10:24:59.431-08:00Anon, I mean that the 16 will only go as far as UC...Anon, I mean that the 16 will only go as far as UCR. You'll have to transfer to route 1 to continue downtown.Allie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388778275254352958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750357817175490357.post-46025669091305451862014-10-27T21:57:36.056-07:002014-10-27T21:57:36.056-07:00What do you mean by truncated at UCR? New to the l...What do you mean by truncated at UCR? New to the lingo :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com