The World's First BRT is in... Runcorn?: Episode 115

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Today, we're talking about the Runcorn Busway, which many claim to be the first ever true BRT system. Just how did a town like Runcorn end up with the world's first BRT, and what can it teach us about urban planning? All this, after The News.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Mass Transit: CA: High-speed rail project slated to receive billions in state funding
  2. [2] California High-Speed Rail Authority: Pacheco Pass factsheet
  3. [3] Inquisitr News: Trump Scraps Trail And Bike-Lane Grants Deemed 'Hostile' to Cars
  4. [4] Wikipedia: Runcorn Busway
  5. [5] TCRP Report 90, Volume 1, BRT Case Studies: Runcorn, United Kingdom - Brief: Runcorn Busway
  6. [6] Freewheeling: Why don't we talk more about Runcorn?
  7. [7] BBC Archive: 1971: Nationwide: Runcorn 'Busway'
  8. [8] Wikipedia: Runcorn
  9. [9] Google Maps: Runcorn
  10. [10] Bank of England: Inflation calculator
  11. [11] BusAndTrainUser: R is for Runcorn
  12. [12] Wikipedia: Runcorn ยง Demography
  13. [13] David Peace: Elevated busway at Runcorn Shopping City