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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:47, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

RapidRide G Line

 * ... that the RapidRide G Line in Seattle plans to use buses with doors on both sides for boarding? Source: "The buses will have a total of five doors, three on the right and two on the left, for boarding at stations in the center and side of the roadway" (Madison BRT Report, p. 14)
 * Reviewed: Théophile Schuler

Created by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 06:27, 26 February 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg New enough. Long enough. QPQ done. Article itself would benefit from mention in the lead of it being a bus service, and perhaps a photo of a RapidRide bus, as in the RapidRide article. NPOV. All paragraphs cited. Earwig and spot checking found no close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations or plagiarism. Hook is just about interesting enough, but I'm not sure if it is correct. When I look at p14 of the pdf, I find "three doors on the right side of the vehicle and two on the left, allowing for loading and unloading using either side of the vehicle", not the quoted phrase, which rather seems to be that in the WP article. The trouble is that "using either side of the vehicle" suggests either, not both sides at the same time, which is what the hook implies. Edwardx (talk) 21:20, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I've added a mention of buses to the lead, but I don't think a photo would be appropriate until a bus manufacturer is selected. Perhaps a photo of Madison Street instead (which I can upload soon). As for the hook, does this proposal look good?  Sounder Bruce  22:54, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that the RapidRide G Line in Seattle plans to use buses with five doors, on the left and right sides of the vehicle?
 * Thank you SounderBruce for the additions to the article. A photo of Madison Street sounds good too. As for the ALT1, it is ambiguous - five doors on each side, or in total? Perhaps something simpler like this ALT2 below. Although none of these hooks are exactly "interesting" - is there nothing better? Edwardx (talk) 16:00, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT2: ... that the RapidRide G Line in Seattle plans to use buses with doors on both sides?
 * Your ALT2 looks better. As for other facts to use, I could use the cable car to make the following hook:


 * ALT3: ... that bus rapid transit was chosen for Seattle's RapidRide G Line, because Madison Street was considered too steep for streetcar service? (Source: The Seattle Times)  Sounder Bruce  22:05, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg ALT3 is cited and checks out with the source. I've tweaked it - I think we need to add "considered", as in the article, as it is possible to have streetcars on steep streets, for example in San Francisco. And I've struck ALT just in case. Edwardx (talk) 23:32, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Minor point: those steep street streetcars in San Francisco are cable cars, which Seattle had on Madison until 1940.  Sounder Bruce  23:58, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * A very good point. Edwardx (talk) 00:46, 1 March 2017 (UTC)