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[quote user="daveklepper"] I f buses were used and the tunnel not considered necessary, would the buses still have run on dedicated RoW or on roads shared with other traffic?  In either case would you ride the busses as often as  you ride the rail line? [/quote] Some of the suburban buses ran in the HOV lanes. Some of the Park & Ride buses still run in HOV lanes. I lived in Dallas.  Moreover, I lived inside of I-635, which is a loop that for the most part runs around the city, or perhaps I should say it ran around the perimeter of the city when it was first opened.  Now it is well inside of a good portion of the city. I was not able to ride the light rail to work because it did not come close to my house.  Instead, I rode the #36 and #184 buses to and from work.  Number 36 is a local bus that runs down Preston Road; Number 184, which I believe has been discontinued, ran down Preston Road to Royal Lane as a local service; from there it ran express to downtown on the Toll Road.   Initially, the Number 184 bus was an MCI intercity coach.  It was very comfortable; in fact, it was much more comfortable than the light rail vehicles. The biggest deficiency in the MCI coach was getting on and off. It is primarily an intercity bus; it is not intended for frequent pick-ups and drop-offs. It only has one door and getting on or off was cumbersome.  The other disadvantage, of course, is that a bus is a big vehicle, and it can get stuck in traffic just like the little vehicles. But if you are a bookworm, as I am, you don't much care! Although I don't have access to DART's crime figures, I always feel safer on a bus, especially at night, than on a train.  The driver is positioned to see everyone on the bus.  If the bad guys try any of their tricks, the driver can call for help immediately.  On the other hand, the driver on the light rail train can only see what is immediately behind her. Theoretically, it would be possible for a bad guy to get on a Red or Blue Line train at City Place, hold up the passengers in the last car, and get off at Mockingbird Station without anyone being the wiser, except of course the passengers who was hit on.  I was in Dallas on Tuesday.  I had lunch with some friends at a restaurant on Royal Lane.  After lunch I took the #36 bus downtown to attend to some business.  After I completed my business, I took the DINK over to Oak Cliff to check-out the trolley line that is being constructed from the Union Station area to near Methodist Hospital. The DINK is a free bus.  It is a good way to get around Dallas.  After returning to downtown Dallas from Oak Cliff, I took the light rail train to City Place, where I transferred to the #36 bus to take me back to Royal Lane. I was exhausted - no really, but it gave me a good excuse to have two glasses of my favorite Merlot and a nice dinner.
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