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 Stories About: fuel efficiency AND placemaking AND public transportation
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Coach buses provide long-distance, low-emission convenience
Greyhound gets some competition from Megabus.com |
Gar Lipow |
02 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Buses, on average, get low passenger miles per gallon in the U.S., because they stop often and don't use most of their capacity. Coach buses -- providing prebooked travel between cities -- don't suffer from these limitations. Megabus.com, a new niche player in this market, provides cheap, comfortable travel between nearby cities with travel time comparable to driving or taking commuter airlines (in a very small portion of the U.S.). Efficiency is 184 passenger miles ... |
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| Topics: fuel efficiency, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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