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I also live in Chicago and wouldn’t mind walking extra to another stop, but Chicago also has a massive traffic problem, particularly post pandemic. During rush
by wsatb 7mo ago
I also live in Chicago and wouldn’t mind walking extra to another stop, but Chicago also has a massive traffic problem, particularly post pandemic. During rush hour, the bus is stop and go already.
I’m really curious how this would pan out here, but it can’t be the only solution.
- femiagbabiaka 7mo agoThe traffic downtown is really nuts now that the bridges are all shut down.
- tcoff91 7mo agoI think the only way to solve this is to invest much more into making buses nicer & increasing the numbers, and then instituting bus-only lanes on major arterial roads so that taking the bus becomes faster than fighting traffic.
- femiagbabiaka 7mo agoChicago has already done all of those things unfortunately (or fortunately).
- coryrc 7mo agoIf they have bus-only lanes then they won't be stuck in traffic, so I don't think they have.
- tcoff91 7mo agoYeah if they aren't enforcing the bus-only aspect then it's not really a bus-only lane. If a bus only lane exists but people violate it in cars with impunity then obviously it's not going to work.
- femiagbabiaka 7mo agoBus only lanes exist, but not everywhere (some streets are not wide enough). Additionally, at the moment (and really always) there's a ton of construction on the bridges going in and out of the city, causing buses to miss out on the bus-only lanes for years or more at a time. Bus systems are a complicated beast.
- coryrc 7mo agoYou don't have to allow cars on every single paved surface. Cars aren't supposed to be on wide sidewalks, you don't have to allow them on every single road either.
- femiagbabiaka 7mo agoI think I agree with you. Now the political will to make such a change on the other hand...
- coryrc 7mo agoOh yeah, "you" was the generic "you". Agree on this, I'm working on it slowly in my own town; it's all I can do.
- pocksuppet 7mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs%E2%80%93Thomson_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs%E2%80%93Thomson_paradox asserts that the speed of cars is caused by the speed of public transit. Improving public transit reduces traffic jams, even if you take away car lanes to do it.
- cleandreams 7mo agoSan Francisco put in some bus only lanes and those routes have greatly improved bus speed and ontime performance.