Snohomish County-- north of Seattle/King County-- started up their Swift
"bus rapid transit" system today.
What makes it rapid transit instead of just a bus line?
Frequency, pay-before-you-board, near at-grade boarding, priority
signals, a simplified DIY system for wheelchair securement-- and
*in-bus* bike racks with a dedicated entry, seen at about 2:00 in the
six-minute video intro on the Seattle Transit Blog at
http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/11/29/swift-opening-day-is-here/
Haven't ever seen an in-bus bike rack before.
BTW, Seattle's light rail-- bicycles allowed on board-- opens its
extension to SeaTac airport in three weeks, on 19 December.
--
Scott Rose
Vancouver, BC
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