MontroseNeighborhoodCafe Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 One of Mexico City's new buses sailing by cars in its own lane. The bus line runs up and down Insurgentes, an important north-south artery. Mexico City Journal Rumblings at a Bus Stop: The Revolution Is Running Late By ELISABETH MALKIN Published: July 15, 2005 MEXICO CITY, July 14 - It is 9 a.m., deep into the rush hour, and commuters on the city's brand-new bus line are seething. The buses are inflicting their special torture: they arrive three at a time after a long wait, too jammed to accept more passengers. N.Y. Times Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Nice, but that is just a typical bus with its on lane. Luckily the BRT's will be more like a LRT vehicle on tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Interesting article. Traffic in Mexico City can be a mess. At least they have a great Metro (subway) system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 cool, i didn't know they had a subway system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 And a darn good one, too. Pretty clean and very orderly. Of couse it is packed, any hour of the day or night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 well, if mexico city can do it....Houston should be able to get some of the light rail and commuter rail going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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