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Old 07-24-2013, 03:55 PM
 
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Im just playing the Fluff Game. out of all of the big cities in Texas which one has the Largest bus fleet?....I say Houston
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Old 07-24-2013, 03:59 PM
 
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New fleet of even larger Metro buses hitting Houston streets - Houston Chronicle



Houston streets are about to get a little more crowded as Metro is bringing back an articulated bus fleet. These are the longer buses with the break between them to help with turns.

Metro's hope is that this eases overcrowding on their samller buses. Right now, the 40-foot buses are a tight fit for some riders, and the new 60-foot articulated buses should help.

Margaret O'Brien-Molina, spokesperson and senior media specialist for Metro says the their board passed the resolution to purchase 70 Nova clean-diesel buses. This contract was signed last August.

The new articulated buses are due on the streets of Houston by the late summer or early fall.

Seating capacity on buses now is 37, when you add those standing, it is 65. The new articulated buses have room for 62 people sitting, with 84 being the maximum capacity when passengers stand.

The longer buses will also come with double bike racks. The need for these extra bike racks has been an ongoing issue for those that use Metro and bike to work, said Molina.

The last round of articulated buses, made by Neoplan, were retired years back to simplify fleet management. Molina says having one type of vehicle helped maintenance crews and overall service.

They later discovered that on some routes, the higher density of passenger necessitated larger buses.
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Old 07-24-2013, 04:06 PM
 
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Houston - 1,216 buses, 128 Paratransit

Dallas - 612 buses

Daily ridership Metro Houston (buses & rail combined) - 278,900

Daily ridership DART (buses & rail combined) - 252,900
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Old 07-24-2013, 06:28 PM
 
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I knew you would bite.....lol
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Old 07-24-2013, 07:15 PM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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haha. i knew Houston would be #1, but i didnt realize it would be ahead by THAT much. so Houston has twice as many busses as Dallas, but Dallas has 10 times as much light rail, yet Houston has a higher ridership overall? nicee...
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Old 07-24-2013, 08:01 PM
 
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haha. i knew Houston would be #1, but i didnt realize it would be ahead by THAT much. so Houston has twice as many busses as Dallas, but Dallas has 10 times as much light rail, yet Houston has a higher ridership overall? nicee...
Barely more ridership...with 600+ more buses than DART...That's 600+ more buses stuck in traffic....no thanks bus driver!
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Old 07-24-2013, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Houston - 1,216 buses, 128 Paratransit

Dallas - 612 buses

Daily ridership Metro Houston (buses & rail combined) - 278,900

Daily ridership DART (buses & rail combined) - 252,900
That's not bad considering we only have 612 buses.
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Old 07-24-2013, 08:33 PM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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That's not bad considering we only have 612 buses.
you guys have 115 light rail vehicles, vs 18 in Houston... DART should be DOMINATING Metrorail, when in reality the ridership is only two to three times higher.
Dallas may have a more effective bus system though. i guess the moral here is just because you have more vehicles or track miles doesnt make your service more effective.
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Old 07-24-2013, 09:07 PM
 
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And our 612 buses only serve the Dallas side of the metroplex(Ft.Worth has The"T")...Metro serves the WHOLE Houston area...
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Old 07-24-2013, 09:21 PM
 
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I would think overall ridership would be much higher in Houston since it serves the whole metro.
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