12-07-2020, 08:39 PM
(12-07-2020, 08:35 PM)bgb_ca Wrote: One advantage I can see is that the shorter buses could operate in areas with tighter turn radius's where full size buses cannot. Maybe they are considering routes like that? Like their reason for not going with Artics in the past was due to Charles Terminal which is no longer used so they are bringing in artics now at the new garage.
I think Charles Terminal was a challenge for articulated buses because of the platform bays (as opposed to a straight platform) not because of turning radii?
As for turn radii...I've love to have more streets which can't accommodate a city bus...but those are few and far between in this city, certainly in the sprawling car dependent suburbs where this type of bus would be most useful.
Also, if you have a well designed network, it shouldn't be an issue...and any future street that is designed narrow should also accommodate traffic.