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Indianapolis Red Line BRT

Bus rapid transit that carried disproportionate ridership.

TransportationTransit Agency / BoardLiberty check

C · 14/24

1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)

Build dedicated BRT for frequent service.

2 · The realist counter-case

Critics note pre-COVID ridership decline.

3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats

~1% of service area but 15% of boardings; ridership declined pre-COVID (Rice Kinder/SRF).

4 · Liberty check

Transit investment vs. ridership return.

5 · The real tradeoff

Cost case held; ridership case mixed.

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