I haven't seen the evidence personally that supports that. I believe this is very similar to what I've seen in other cities in the world. I also personally feel it takes far too long to get through downtown here. We need to speed the systems up so it takes less time to get to where you want to go on your terms. We need to keep MAX moving, and move it faster. Compared to other cities, our dwell times are too long. We stop too long at stations. We need to remove the barriers in traffic. Our buses are only as good as we allow them to get through.