Metro tests ‘bendable’ bus

Metro is testing a new “bendable” bus that could hold 50 percent more passengers on its busiest routes.

The articulated buses are being tested on several city routes to determine if the buses can operate efficiently in Cincinnati.

The “bendable” mid-sections allow the buses to make turns on narrower urban streets more easily.

Articulated buses have been in use since the 1920s and are common in such cities as New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago.

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