LRT Saves Highway Space

Back in the 1980’s old Zwei was in constant contact (snail mail) with a Siemens representative in Europe. What was really interesting is that Siemens knew more about the proprietary SkyTrain system, than BC Transit.

That was thirty years ago, but what is relevant to day is that modern LRT has always and still saves highway space.

The following graphic illustrates the space needed to carry 16,000 persons per hour per direction