A technical note, LRT is light rail transit, not light rapid transit, which is a bastardization of the name to confuse the public ans it does not refer to transit mode, just like rapid transit.
What light rail is simply, a tram operating on a dedicated of "reserved rights-of-way" (the Arbutus corridor is a very good example of a reserved rights-of-way), thus giving the tram the operating characteristics of a heavy rail metro at a fraction of the cost.
What is important to remember a tram is a transit vehicle, which can operate as a:
1) a streetcar operating on-street in mixed traffic,
2) light rail operating on a reserved rights-of-way,
3) a light metro, operating on a segregated rights-ofway,
4) a subway
5) a passenger train (TramTrain) operating on the mainline and the tram can do this on one transit.
route!
A tram can be so designed to carry freight (cargotram) such as containers, or garbage.
The modern tram has made our SkyTrain light metro system obsolete because the modern tram can carry more passengers, cheaper and farther. Cities which operates modern trams as light-metro are Ottawa and Seattle.
Thus the tram has inherent flexibility in operation unlike the rigid SkyTrain light metro and for the 21st century public transit, flexibility is the key to a transit systems success.
it is also worth noting that the modern tram is the only rail transit mode with a proven record of modal change and there is a reason for this, it reduces road space for cars..
Those today advocating for SkyTrain and subways are yesterday's people as light metro has become obsolete and our proprietary light metro system gives a good example; only seven built in 45 years, with now only 6 in operation and not one sale for almost 20 years.
In Metro Vancouver we are spending billions of dollars on a museum piece!
Ahhh. I thought this was real and I was excited that Jericho plans had changed.
A technical note, LRT is light rail transit, not light rapid transit, which is a bastardization of the name to confuse the public ans it does not refer to transit mode, just like rapid transit.
What light rail is simply, a tram operating on a dedicated of "reserved rights-of-way" (the Arbutus corridor is a very good example of a reserved rights-of-way), thus giving the tram the operating characteristics of a heavy rail metro at a fraction of the cost.
What is important to remember a tram is a transit vehicle, which can operate as a:
1) a streetcar operating on-street in mixed traffic,
2) light rail operating on a reserved rights-of-way,
3) a light metro, operating on a segregated rights-ofway,
4) a subway
5) a passenger train (TramTrain) operating on the mainline and the tram can do this on one transit.
route!
A tram can be so designed to carry freight (cargotram) such as containers, or garbage.
The modern tram has made our SkyTrain light metro system obsolete because the modern tram can carry more passengers, cheaper and farther. Cities which operates modern trams as light-metro are Ottawa and Seattle.
Thus the tram has inherent flexibility in operation unlike the rigid SkyTrain light metro and for the 21st century public transit, flexibility is the key to a transit systems success.
it is also worth noting that the modern tram is the only rail transit mode with a proven record of modal change and there is a reason for this, it reduces road space for cars..
Those today advocating for SkyTrain and subways are yesterday's people as light metro has become obsolete and our proprietary light metro system gives a good example; only seven built in 45 years, with now only 6 in operation and not one sale for almost 20 years.
In Metro Vancouver we are spending billions of dollars on a museum piece!