Tag: ERT

If tearing down an expressway can reduce traffic congestion, what would a few bus lanes do?

Post author By transitmy
Post date November 14, 2010
5 Comments on If tearing down an expressway can reduce traffic congestion, what would a few bus lanes do?

The Infrastructurist Blog has a very interesting post on what can happen to traffic congestion when expressways are actually removed – in many cases it just goes away! Huh?! 4 Cases Of How Tearing Down A Highway Can Relieve Traffic Jams (And Save Your City) The post cites examples of the Cheonggycheon highway in Seoul […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), bus lanes, construction, efficiency, ERT, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Planning

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Say NO to futile lane expansions for cars, and YES to busways!

Post author By transitmy
Post date October 6, 2010
9 Comments on Say NO to futile lane expansions for cars, and YES to busways!

TRANSIT is very much concerned on the way highway expansion projects make its way on our newspapers and media, when nothing has ever been mentioned on plans to modify our expressways to facilitate greater flow of movement for everyone through Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or Expressway Rapid Transit (ERT, a flexible, speedier and […]

Tags BET, ERT, highway expansion