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High floor buses have greater capacity than low floor buses. And those buses are actually among the oldest in MUNI's fleet - having been originally delivered in 2000-2003, and the silver ones completely rebuilt.
The only older buses in the fleet are 1992-1994 era New Flyer D60HFs (I didn't see a single one, so they may have already been retired). And at least the buses - even the high floors - are 100% accessible, which can't be said about the rail side of their system.
In some ways high floors are a good thing, and Erik is clamoring TriMet to get rid of their high floors because they are ancient and the company that makes them is no longer in business, thus finding new parts is very difficult and expensive.
Looks like a lot of high-floor busses to me.
ReplyDeleteYour point?
ReplyDeleteHigh floor buses have greater capacity than low floor buses. And those buses are actually among the oldest in MUNI's fleet - having been originally delivered in 2000-2003, and the silver ones completely rebuilt.
The only older buses in the fleet are 1992-1994 era New Flyer D60HFs (I didn't see a single one, so they may have already been retired). And at least the buses - even the high floors - are 100% accessible, which can't be said about the rail side of their system.
Erik are you really making the argument that high-floor busses are a good thing?
ReplyDeleteAren't you usually clamoring for TriMet to get rid of theirs?
In some ways high floors are a good thing, and Erik is clamoring TriMet to get rid of their high floors because they are ancient and the company that makes them is no longer in business, thus finding new parts is very difficult and expensive.
ReplyDeleteI think it's generally understood that low floor buses are faster and easier to board, and ramps are quicker, simpler and more reliable than lifts.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't so much of an issue on routes with longer-distance riders (and less boardings), but it is on urban routes where there's lots of turnover.