This looks awesome. However, 20 stops between the Civic Center and I-225 seems a bit high. If we're going to actually invest in BRT, I think the stops should be spaced at least 0.75 miles apart, reducing the number of stops to about 12. People can walk 3/8 of a mile!

For the naysayers: Colfax is the city's busiest bus corridor, by far. Let's do this right. Putting the bus in a dedicated lane allows for regular, predictable service that is not interrupted by traffic. Why take the bus if it's just going to sit in traffic? What's even cooler is that we can use "smart" traffic lights to optimize the system in real-time, ensuring that the buses never have to stop at the traffic lights. Thus a simple bus system can approach the reliability and efficiency of an underground subway system at a fraction of the cost.

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