tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post4656117599151855686..comments2024-03-18T15:42:43.140+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Jobs for EveryoneEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-436564438997160052014-09-04T22:23:23.875+12:002014-09-04T22:23:23.875+12:00Start with the assumption that there is an availab...Start with the assumption that there is an available travel corridor, in which a train could run.<br /><br /><br />Then, compare two similar uses:<br />1. Build a train that runs in that corridor<br />2. Build a busway that runs in that corridor<br /><br /><br />Compare and contrast.<br /><br /><br />Both have similar travel times.<br />Both can move enough passengers (a train can have a higher throughput at peak than buses, but Chch is unlikely to be anywhere near the maximum throughput of a busway)<br />With the right vehicles, both are ecologically friendly (electric trains or buses, hybrid or natural gas buses)<br /><br /><br />A busway is, I believe, substantially cheaper<br />A busway allows many different point-to-point routes to all share a central fast route into the city, whereas a train will require people to get to the train station, and from the train station at the other end<br />A busway is more flexible in allowing reuse of the assets if travel patterns change<br /><br /><br />I think that if we're going to have public transport, a train makes no sense at all.PaulLhttp://Technpol.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com