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[quote user="tomikawaTT"] Yes, a bunch of diesel-stinking, carbon-belching buses would be cheaper - until you factor in the expense of treating the population for the resperatory problems they will cause. I'm now paying the price for growing up in a place where people burned coal for heat, routinely torched piles of autumn leaves and didn't worry about automotive pollution.  And I don't smoke, and have never smoked, cigarettes. Note, too, the raised platforms in the artist's rendition.  The streetcar will obviously be more disability-friendly than any bus currently in service. Maybe the able-bodied don't think these things are important.  Wait until age, arthritis, diabetes and cumulative environmental problems kick in. As for Paul Finizio - he is, after all, a lawyer... Chuck [/quote] The LA Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced recently that 100 per cent of its buses are powered by natural gas.  Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is replacing all of its diesel powered buses with natural gas powered buses.  The "T" in Fort Worth has replaced many of its diesel powered buses with natural gas powered vehicles. It will be 100 per cent natural gas in several years. The new buses being bought by Capital Metro (Austin) will be powered by natural gas. Diesel buses are being replaced by natural gas buses as rapidly as feasible. It would be improbable that Fort Lauderdale would buy diesel buses if it decided to go that way as opposed to a showcase light rail. A 1.4 mile light rail system is unlikely to serve many disabled riders, especially considering that much of the area that it will serve is commercial. Moreover, today's buses have low floor, can kneel at curbside, and have lifts for mobility impaired passengers.
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