1) Callan has always the concept of rail and often invents arguments to support his opposition. 2) Rail is an integral part in many other cities, a fact even Callan has acknowledged before. 3) Any system which takes away lanes from vehicles will increase congestion. 4) One of Callan's original arguments was people would be reluctant to transfer from buses onto rail and back. Now he promotes it. 5) The flexibility he cotes is why BRT doesn't spur TOD. You can only build TOD when you know you are going to have the mass transit system operating in perpetuity. Buses can easily be moved.