11-30-2014, 04:03 PM
Not to be pessimistic, but I don't think it will.
What I mean is - while I appreciate that the effort is there to try and market it as BRT, it's not really BRT in the accepted definition. Cambridge has long been saying "we're just getting buses" because it isn't really BRT. If it was (dedicated lanes, advance signal activation on approach, offline fare colection*), they might say "Oh... this is better than a regular Bus, we get it."
* - Is that happening? It's never really been clear to me if this is part of "Phase 1" or not. If it is, it will be a neat preview of how it will eventually work on the LRT segment.
What I mean is - while I appreciate that the effort is there to try and market it as BRT, it's not really BRT in the accepted definition. Cambridge has long been saying "we're just getting buses" because it isn't really BRT. If it was (dedicated lanes, advance signal activation on approach, offline fare colection*), they might say "Oh... this is better than a regular Bus, we get it."
* - Is that happening? It's never really been clear to me if this is part of "Phase 1" or not. If it is, it will be a neat preview of how it will eventually work on the LRT segment.