This year Eugene opened one of the first full bus rapid transit systems in the United States using diesel-electric hybrid articulated buses. The Green Line of the Emerald Express Rapid Transit system (EmX) has dedicated busways and on-level boarding, as well as having a parallel bicycle lane along the corridor. The buses were also designed so people can bring their bikes onto the buses with them. Since opening, bus ridership has doubled on the corridor, surpassing projections. More corridors are being planned because EmX has shown that it is politically possible to take traffic lanes in the United States from private cars for a high-quality, lower-cost rapid transit system.

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http://www.ltdp.org/search/showresult.html?versionthread=d38519362672c662c61a9300c1dd78be
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/ltds_emx_line_wins_award_for_sustainable_transportation/
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/emx_remarkably_popular_in_first_year/
http://www.itdp.org/index.php/news/detail/u.s._cities_reinventing_buses_as_modern_efficient_and_effective/
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=36731