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How a bus lane is a reallocation
A bus lane gives existing pavement to buses instead of to general traffic or parking.
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From the opening
A bus lane is a stretch of street reserved, by paint, signs, or a curb, for buses rather than for general traffic or parked cars. It is a reallocation because the city rarely creates new width, and instead reassigns pavement that already had a user. The opening covers existing pavement is reassigned, buses gain priority in space, and parking or a lane is the donor.
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Inside
- Existing pavement is reassigned
- Buses gain priority in space
- Parking or a lane is the donor
- Enforcement makes the stripe real
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Dedicated bus lane
- Transit priority on city streets