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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Trial Run Fails Miserably in Delhi…
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/ 2008/ 05/ 09/ bus-rapid-transit-brt-trial-run-fails-...
…or so the media has us all believe. About two weeks ago, the Government of Delhi, India unveiled the much hyped Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), previously popular here as the High Capacity Bus Corridor (HCBS) and the construction for which had been on for the last few months. The little under 6 Km BRT stretch that is now completed and is being trial run came at the cost of some lives (accidental deaths) and at the reported cost of about 3,000 heritage trees of Delhi. The dedicated bus lanes invited mixed reaction from the public; with the car users complaining about having to spend more time on the road now than before and the bus riders being annoyed with the bus-stands being displaced to the middle of the road.
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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Trial Run Fails Miserably in Delhi…
http://kungofqueens.com/2008/05/09/bus-rapid-transit-brt-tri...People are always asking me to write more often, well here you go, I looked up some info on ’speeding’. or so the media has us all believe. About two weeks ago, the Government of Delhi, India unveiled the much hyped Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), previously popular here as the High Capacity Bus Corridor (HCBS) and the construction for which had been on for the last few months. The little under 6 Km BRT stretch that is now completed and is being trial run came at the cost of some lives (accidental deaths) and at the reported cost of about 3,000 heritage trees of Delhi. The dedicated bus lanes inv source: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Trial Run Fails Miserably in Delhi Not exactly what I was looking for, nevertheless still a interesting read.
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