ATLANTA (AP) – Metro Atlantans have debated for decades whether to expand commuter rail lines into the suburbs, with many residents outside the city rejecting plans for expansion.
But another form of public transportation – bus rapid transit – has quietly captured the imagination of many public officials.
Bus rapid transit is already transforming the debate over mass transit – and it could reshape the region’s transportation network in coming years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Atlanta already has some of the nation’s worst traffic, and forecasts show that it’s going to get worse.
Georgia leaders are scrambling for solutions that don’t take a decade or more to implement, like new rail lines often do. Some of them think they’ve hit upon one solution with bus rapid transit.