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Unread 04-05-2012, 10:24 PM
 
Location: Norcross, GA. (Metro Atlanta - OTP)
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BRT = Bus Rapid Transit (Where there is a designated ROW for only buses including bus stations (not quite on the large scale, but more than just a mere stop).

Streetfilms | Bus Rapid Transit: Bogotá

LRT = Light Rail Transit (Something comparable to what Charlotte and Phoenix completed a few years ago)


Charlotte Light Rail - YouTube
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Unread 04-06-2012, 08:07 AM
 
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OK. I see. BRT would then mean a Bus route with minimum stops rather than one that stopped at every corner......right?
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Unread 04-07-2012, 07:11 PM
 
Location: Norcross, GA. (Metro Atlanta - OTP)
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OK. I see. BRT would then mean a Bus route with minimum stops rather than one that stopped at every corner......right?
Right.
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Unread 04-07-2012, 07:37 PM
 
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Ah, Seattle. I'll be visiting there for the first time later this year. I'll have to explore their BRT when I visit. Glad you mentioned that!
It is also LRT, they share the right of way.



Oh, and
BRT= Bus Rapid Transit
LRT= Light Rail Transit
HRT= Heavy Rail Transit
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