STUDY * USA - Bus transit better than light rail for Md.
Baltimore,MAR,USA -The Baltimore Business Journal, by Tierney Plumb -16 Jan 2009: -- Enhanced buses are a better option than light-rail cars along the proposed Purple Line in Maryland, according to a study from theWorld Resources Institute... The D.C.-based institute says that buses would be cheaper and combat global warming better than a light-rail system... The report came out the same day Montgomery County Planning Board voted 4-1 in favor of building light rail for the line instead of bus rapid transit... The 16-mile route would run from Bethesda in Montgomery County to New Carollton in Prince George’s County, with connections at Metro stations at Bethesda, Silver Spring, College Park and New Carollton... The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to vote on the form of the transit line the week of Jan. 19...
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