Longer Buses * USA - 2-part city buses might be around the bend
COTA takes steps to use them on busiest routes
Columbus,OH,USA -The Columbus Dispatch, by Debbie Gebolys -February 10, 2009: -- Before streetcars, trolleys or trains, central Ohioans might see those funky two-part buses on our streets... Articulated buses, which have two cabins connected by a flexible, accordionlike hinge, are on COTA's list for the future. The Central Ohio Transit Authority asked the Columbus and Upper Arlington city councils to allow the buses on their streets. The Columbus council voted last night to allow the longer buses: 66 feet, compared with the former limit of 48 feet... Cleveland, Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco are among cities that use the higher-capacity buses. Smaller cities, including Eugene, Ore., and Spokane, Wash., also use them... A standard 40-foot bus carries 40 to 45 passengers; a 60-foot articulated bus would accommodate 65 or more, including room for wheelchairs and bicycles... (Photo by E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune - Articulated public buses such as this one in Chicago have two cabins connected by a flexible, accordionlike hinge and can accommodate 65 or more riders)Labels: longer buses
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