The Mercedes-Benz Of City Buses.


	The Mercedes-Benz Of City Buses.

rosweed

4-20-2008 7:41 AM

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rosweed says:

New York's buses are ugly. It's about time we got some European style on our streets. Maybe they'll get away from painting every city vehicle that terrible looking white with blue lettering.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/3ad8abf3-09ff-4e57-94de-5141cc653819/393AB679-322E-4E35-951C-4195AB86F0E2/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles" href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles" style="font-size: 11px;">cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles">The Mercedes-Benz of City Buses </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles"><P>It’s sleek. It’s low-emission. It’s made by Mercedes-Benz. And no, it’s not the German challenge to the Toyota Prius. It’s, potentially, a new city bus that could soon be rumbling down your neighborhood streets, thanks to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles"><P>Today, <A href="http://www.mta.info/nyct/">New York City Transit</A> showed off a 60-foot Mercedes-Benz <A href="http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/buses/home/products/new_buses/new_Citaro_G.html">Citaro accordion bus</A>, which will be tested over the next 30 days for perhaps a larger commitment.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles"><P>New York City Transit currently operates 4,500 buses, of which 630 are accordion-style made by New Flyer. It buys between 300 and 400 buses each year as the buses, which have an expected 12-year life span, age out.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/img/3E641DB4-0465-4C62-9454-5DD2B17F1F0D" alt="woody allen" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/index.html?ref=automobiles"><SPAN>The 60-foot Mercedes-Benz bus, popular in Europe, will be tested over the next 30 days for perhaps a larger commitment. 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