Bus Rapid Transit: An Overview

Levinson, Herbert S; Zimmerman, Samuel; Clinger, Jennifer; Rutherford, G S

doi:10.5038/2375-0901.5.2.1

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“…The exception to this rule, however, could be BRT wherein buses are provided with an exclusive, dedicated lane, signifying a significant improvement in service quality in the minds of real-estate developers and property owners (Polzin and Baltes, 2002). Levinson (2002) contends that BRT investments in Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Brisbane, and Curitiba generated land-use benefits that…”

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Bus rapid transit impacts on land uses and land values in Seoul, Korea

2011

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Bus rapid transit impacts on land uses and land values in Seoul, Korea

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“…Frequent all-day services that need to operate at least for 16 hours per day with peak headways of 10 min or less [53]. 7.…”

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How Can Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, Electromobility, BRT, Hyperloop, Shared Use Mobility and Mobility-As-A-Service Shape Transport Futures for the Context of Smart Cities?

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Abstract:A smarter transport system that caters for social, economic and environmental sustainability is arguably one of the most critical prerequisites for creating pathways to more livable urban futures. This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art analysis of a selection of mobility initiatives that may dictate the future of urban transportation and make cities smarter. These are mechanisms either recently introduced with encouraging uptake so far and much greater potential to contribute in a shift to a better transport paradigm or still in an embryonic stage of their development and yet to be embraced as powerful mechanisms that could change travel behaviour norms. Autonomous and connected vehicles are set to revolutionise the urban landscape by allowing machines to take over driving that for over a century has been exclusively a human activity, while electrical vehicles are already helping decarbonising the transport sector. Bus rapid transit has been steadily reinventing and rebranding conventional bus services revitalising the use of the humblest form of public transport, while hyperloop is an entirely new, disruptive, and somewhat provocative, travel mode proposition based on the use of sealed tube systems through which pods could travel free of air resistance with speeds exceeding 1000 km/h. Shared use mobility mechanisms like car-sharing, ride-sharing, ride-sourcing and public bicycles can help establishing a culture for using mobility resources on an as-needed basis, while mobility-as-a-service will take this sharing culture a step further, offering tailored mobility and trip planning packages that could entirely replace the need for privately owned modes of transport.

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“…This research attempted to define the level of service characteristics at which point a system can be considered "bus rapid transit" and found that BRT is growing in popularity due to its cost effectiveness and the fact that it can be adapted for use in conventional bus systems (Vuchic 1992;Jarzab et al 2002;Levinson et al 2002). Additionally, the Institute for Transportation Policy (ITDP), a non-profit organization that provides technical assistance on public transportation projects and advocates for BRT development, has developed a ranking system for comparing BRT systems and determining whether a system meets their standards for what can be considered "true" BRT (Weinstock et al 2011).…”

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