"Why take the bus if it's just going to sit in traffic?"
1) You don't have to endure the stress of driving.
2) Taxpayers cover 74% of the cost.
3) It's practical.
Why does mass transportation always have to be "faster and prettier"? A 40-year-old Pinto gets you to the mall just as well as a brand-new Porsche. Considering how much this revised scheme will cost, and the time required for construction, and the associated lengthy traffic delays, tripling the amount of buses on Route 15 can be easily accomplished and reduce wait times to 2-3 minutes.
Los Angeles now has a great system on some of their busiest downtown streets. They have modern coaches which are comfortable and stylish, and using sidewalk cutouts they don't hold up any traffic. If it works for them, we can do it better.