City of Madison gives cost estimates, travel times for Bus Rapid Transit options
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City of Madison gives cost estimates, travel times for Bus Rapid Transit options
By Emily Hamer, Wisconsin State Journal
“At a public meeting Thursday, the city of Madison gave more definitive cost estimates for the various Bus Rapid Transit options and how much the speedier bus service would cut travel times for passengers.
Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, is a high-frequency, high-capacity, limited-stop service that would connect east and west Madison, and run on streets and some dedicated bus lanes. The city is working on a plan to implement BRT, with hopes to apply for federal grant funding by fall of 2020 and have the system fully operational by 2024…”