The World's First BRT is in... Runcorn?: Episode 115
Update: 2025-11-06
Description
Today, we're talking about the Runcorn Busway, which many claim to be the first ever true BRT system. Just how did a town like Runcorn end up with the world's first BRT, and what can it teach us about urban planning? All this, after The News.
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References & notes
- [1]Mass Transit: CA: High-speed rail project slated to receive billions in state funding
- [2]California High-Speed Rail Authority: Pacheco Pass factsheet
- [3]Inquisitr News: Trump Scraps Trail And Bike-Lane Grants Deemed 'Hostile' to Cars
- [4]Wikipedia: Runcorn Busway
- [5]TCRP Report 90, Volume 1, BRT Case Studies: Runcorn, United Kingdom - Brief: Runcorn Busway
- [6]Freewheeling: Why don't we talk more about Runcorn?
- [7]BBC Archive: 1971: Nationwide: Runcorn 'Busway'
- [8]Wikipedia: Runcorn
- [9]Google Maps: Runcorn
- [10]Bank of England: Inflation calculator
- [11]BusAndTrainUser: R is for Runcorn
- [12]Wikipedia: Runcorn § Demography
- [13]David Peace: Elevated busway at Runcorn Shopping City
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