San Francisco doesn't have any BRT lines built yet. There are two in the planning stages: that Van Ness line you linked to, and a Geary line. Yes, it looks like a rail line, and that's the point. The reason why BRT is supposed to be an attractive option is that it gives you all the benefits of rail (except affluent riders like rail more) without the high cost. If you don't give BRT its own dedicated right-of-way, how is that any different from the bus lanes we already have? Please tell me METRO isn't trying to build a BRT line with buses that run in the street for the whole line.
