Here’s a video of the EMX BRT in Eugene, where they use the same sort of coaches that Rapid Ride will use. Here’s a news story on the system. The BRT system, entitled the “Emerald Express”, has 60% of its route in a dedicated lane, which is always the sign of a good transit system. Currently there is no fare for rides on the route.
I’ve seen this from a car, but I don’t know anything else about this system, have any of you been on it?
I road that down when I visited a UofO buddy. It was nice, it rain in its own lane which is really nice.
I talked to a few civil engineering student from Eugene and they said that everyone really likes it, which surprised me because I saw that news piece a while ago. We all know how skewed media reports can be. There is no fare on the EMX which might contribute to why people like it so much.