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	Online TDM Encyclopedia - Bus Rapid Transit
		Bus Rapid Transit is considered a more affordable alternative to Rail for improving transit service quality and attracting travelers who would otherwise drive on congested urban corridors.
		BRT tends to attract more riders than lower quality bus transit service, and less than Light Rail Transit service on the same corridor, but in situations in which BRT provides greater service coverage (such as dispersed destinations with low to moderate transit demand), it may attract more total riders than rail for a given investment.
		BRT appears to contribute less than rail transit to Transit Oriented Development, although the differences are difficult to quantify and may be minimized with supportive, New Urbanist land use policies.
	www.vtpi.org /tdm/tdm120.htm (3556 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit \| Portland Cement Association (PCA)
		Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is an enrichment of conventional bus operations that combine the quality of rail transit with the flexibility of buses.
		In its ideal form, bus rapid transit would be separated from general purpose traffic with its own right-of-way, have high levels of intelligent technology including the latest in BRT vehicles, operate at higher speeds and shorter headways, and be accessed through platform level station stops.
		BRT projects include the busways in Pittsburgh implemented by the Port Authority of Allegheny County, a three mile dedicated bus lane through downtown Orlando, Florida, and 8.2 miles of exclusive express bus operation in South Miami-Dade County.
	www.cement.org /transit/tr_transit_rapidbus.asp (378 words)

	Urban Ecology Australia - Bus Rapid Transit
		Bus rapid transit is a series of measures to make travel by bus easier and faster.
		Bus lanes: A lane on an urban arterial or city street is reserved for the exclusive or near-exclusive use of buses.
		Bus streets and busways: A bus street or transit mall can be created in an urban center by dedicating all lanes of a city street to the exclusive use of buses.
	www.urbanecology.org.au /topics/busrapidtransit.html (1165 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit
		The transit mode utilizing the tract of land is immaterial at this stage; the important point is that the right-of-way will be available for the mode of transit utilized at that time.
		In order to maintain stability within the transit operating authority, it is important to utilize the available resources to their full extent and build upon the strengths of the organization, rather than disregard the present structures and introduce an all-new system.
		The BRT system is seen as a logical step forward, by enhancing what is already in existence and does not "mortgage" future generations to a system which they will have to finance on an on-going basis.
	www.islandnet.com /~rajames/ite/Nov96_BRT.html (2301 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
		The idea of BRT is to operate buses in a way that somewhat duplicates the type of service provided by subways or light rail, but at a much lower cost.
		In more advanced BRT systems, there are separate roadways for buses only, and buses may be specially designed to match stations with platforms the same height as the floor of the bus, so the buses don't have stairs or wheelchair lifts.
		Bus lanes on regular streets can also be blocked by trucks stopped to load or unload, auto drivers illegally in the bus lane, and other hazards.
	www.eskimo.com /~robertf/transit/brt.html (385 words)

	MPR: Three major bus rapid transit projects going nowhere fast
		Photo: #Part of the U's system is a true bus rapid transit service which means buses get preference at traffic intersections by triggering signals that allow them to proceed without stopping for other vehicles.
		However, two of the bus rapid transit projects are behind schedule and the third is at risk for falling behind.
		BRT buses make limited stops and cruise along in their own lane or on the roadway shoulder and get preference at intersections over other vehicles.
	minnesota.publicradio.org /display/web/2006/11/29/brtstalled (1021 words)

	Bus rapid transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems that, through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line.
		On a single route basis, the capacity of BRT and normal buses is smaller compared to tram (light rail, tram-train) and rapid transit (metro, mass transit).
		Bus lanes and exclusive use of key city-centre streets is commonplace, and bus priority on approach to traffic lights is quite frequent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bus_rapid_transit (3188 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit and the American Community Competition
		WestStart and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in collaboration with seventeen communities around the country, are staging a competition to foster a new and innovative service called Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
		BRT is a high quality service that will significantly reduce travel time, reduce congestion and improve air quality.
		Bus transit has filled a relatively small role in the expansion of transit opportunities; in many instances, that role has devolved into the choice of last resort.
	www.deathbyarch.com /html/bus_rapid_transit_and_the_amer.html (577 words)

	Calgary Transit - BRT Bus Rapid Transit
		BRT operates in addition to existing feeder and express bus services and provides a faster bus service choice for residents living in the west and north central areas of Calgary.
		BRT is a distinctive, frequent, and limited stop bus service, similar to LRT, (the CTrain).
		BRT will operate on regular roads with transit priority at traffic signals and other enhanced service features such as improved passenger waiting areas and larger shelters at some stops.
	www.calgarytransit.com /BRT/brt.html (361 words)

	National Bus Rapid Transit
		The University of South Florida's Center for Urban Transportation Research and the Institute for Transportation Studies at the University of California at Berkeley are pleased to announce the formation of the National Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Institute.
		BRT is a fully integrated, bus-based "rapid" transit system typically utilizing highly flexible service and advanced technologies to improve customer convenience and reduce delays.
		In support of the BRT concept and the establishment of the Institute, the Federal Transit Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation are providing funding for research, evaluation, and technology transfer.
	www.nctr.usf.edu /nbrti.htm (504 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit
		Bus Rapid Transit offers the opportunity to provide high-quality, state-of-the-art mass transit at a fraction of the cost of other options.
		Bus Rapid Transit utilises modernised buses on segregated busways and incorporates such features as pre-board fare collection, safe and user-friendly transit stations, simplified transfers and routings, and superior customer service.
		The relative low-cost of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is making it possible for cities in a range of financial and developmental circumstances to develop an effective and sophisticated mass transit system.
	www.itdp.org /news/BRT_English.html (401 words)

	Popular Mass Transit for metro Detroit
		The conclusion: Bus Rapid Transit in metro Detroit is feasible for high-volume transit corridors.
		The Speedlink proposal is the ninth rapid transit plan offered since 1920, and it may finally be able to clear the cost-benefit hurdle and the anti-transit bias of our elected officials.
		Bus Rapid Transit, or "BRT", combines specialized technology in rubber-tired street bus equipment, passenger station design, exclusive busways and service scheduling to create the high-capacity people moving capability of light rail at potentially lower cost.
	hometown.aol.com /motranzit/page12.html (2127 words)

	Projects - Bus-Rapid-Transit Project
		Finally, in the long run, it is anticipated that securement of wheelchairs on mass transit vehicles may become a non-issue for both the wheelchair users and the vehicle operators.
		This proposed research is key for the transit industry, as well as for persons with disabilities in that it will provide a clear basis for review of the current ADA requirements.
		One of the keys to BRT is the design of new transit vehicles that can operate in a fashion analogous to light rail.
	ncat.oregonstate.edu /projects/brt.html (1145 words)

	Fast-Lane Fallacy \| News \| City \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		One problem in addressing the drawbacks of BRT is that no one, including its backers, seems able to agree on a single definition of the term.
		The primary argument for BRT, especially during the Bush era of parsimonious transit funding, is that it's cheaper and easier to implement than light rail.
		In Houston, highway lanes that were originally dedicated to "bus rapid transit" have been converted into HOV lanes where buses compete with private cars.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=25353 (925 words)

	Replace Seattle's Link Light Rail with Bus Rapid Transit
		Congratulations to King County Metro Transit and Sound Transit on their 235 new high-tech hybrid buses to be operating by the end of 2004.
		BRT is a recent initiative of the Federal Transit Administration.
		Bus Rapid Transit is a less risky and more cost-effective way to move forward now.
	www.globaltelematics.com /pitf/newdirections.htm (1778 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit Central
		The gentrification of bus service, an idea which has led a number of communities to take a fresh look at their own bus potential during the past few years, is reminiscent of the evolution from streetcars to light rail which began a generation earlier.
		Until BRT can demonstrate, through a combination of priority rights of way, improved ride qualities, more comfortable stations and faster service, that it can earn the respect of riders and system operators, the concept will have an uphill struggle for acceptance.
		Transit operations in Miami, Charlotte, Boston, Houston, Eugene and elsewhere are also committing to BRT.
	www.homestead.com /brtc/files (3290 words)

	The Purple Line — Maryland Transit Administration
		Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a branded bus service that can use standard transit vehicles or advanced technology vehicles, and operates on existing roads and/or exclusive running ways.
		BRT typically reduces bus travel times, improves service reliability, increases the convenience of users and ultimately increases bus ridership, possibly at a lower construction cost than rail infrastructure.
		A key attribute of a Bus Rapid Transit system is the ability to employ express buses and feeder buses.
	www.purplelinemd.com /pages/bus_rapid_transit.html (178 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit
		For bus transit to be as successful as rail-based modes, we must take a holistic view of the service required, examining all elements related to service.
		The BRT system is based on light-rail transit principles, but instead of the required capital investment in trains and track, it utilizes buses in service that is integrated with key components of the existing automobile transportation infrastructure, such as roads and rights-of-way, intersections, and traffic signals.
		The protection of rights-of-way for transit use helps to position the system for the introduction of higher technology modes, such as light-rail transit, if they become appropriate in the future as a result of the community's growth and population density.
	www.citebc.ca /Oct96_BRT.html (1150 words)

	BRT Policy Center
		BRT is the best public transportation strategy to provide options to personal vehicles, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and promote transit-oriented development.
		The odds look good for the General assembly to study a rapid transit network covering Northern Virginia to points as far flung as Winchester and Fredericksburg.
		A recent crop of new mixed-use developments shows that the potential of BRT to catalyze TOD and economic development in America, and has significant implications for transit agencies and federal policy on transit funding.
	www.gobrt.org (229 words)

	BUS RAPID TRANSIT
		RAPID and Express services both travel on the freeways but Express also picks up passengers along local streets.
		Central-South Mountain RAPID The department continues to work with the community to develop this on-street route.
		The Citizens Transit Commission was created to oversee expenditure of funds from the Transit 2000 tax approved by Phoenix voters.
	phoenix.gov /PUBLICTRANSIT/rapid.html (323 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Institute
		The Federal Transit Administration has developed the Bus Rapid Transit Initiative by creating a Demonstration Program consisting of a consortium of transit properties, consultants, and transportation professionals to continuously share information, innovation, and progress on all BRT projects.
		The Institute will also serve as a resource to transit and transportation professionals as well as communities throughout the United States who may not be consortium members, but may have an interest in BRT or its components.
		The BRT Institute would also conduct and/or assist in the evaluation of current and future BRT projects as they are completed through on-board surveys, performance evaluations, and development of "lessons learned" summaries.
	www.nctr.usf.edu /projects/350-08.html (1020 words)

	Metro Transit - Northwest Corridor
		Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a new form of public transportation that uses public roads, right-of-way and transit advantages to provide dependable, high-speed bus service regardless of weather or traffic conditions.
		BRT features real-time messaging that alerts passengers to arrival and departure times, and traffic signal priority for buses that provides commuters with a sense of reliability.
		BRT supports integrated transit/ land use planning (zoning, redevelopment, etc.) connecting transit stations to locations where people live and work.
	www.metrotransit.org /improvingTransit/bottineauBRT/What.asp (505 words)

	East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The second is Express Bus Rapid Transit, which is Enhanced Bus with a dedicated bus lane, and where the current bus line would remain with a slightly altered schedule.
		One of the broad goals of Bus Rapid Transit is to provide greater access to the areas it serves.
		And indeed, bus shelters are being considered as part of the streetscape and bus stop improvements in conjunction with Bus Rapid Transit.
	www.thestainmag.org /jeff/brt.html (1287 words)

	Is It BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) or BAS (Bait and Switch)? \| The Minneapolis Observer
		BRT cannot offer a high-speed, high-capacity alternative to private automobiles unless the buses travel in exclusive busways.
		BRT systems where buses operate in exclusive busways exist in cities like Curitiba in Brazil, and Ottawa in Canada.
		A transit line on 35W would not be able to generate pedestrian-friendly businesses and residential development that we see sprouting along the Hiawatha LRT line.
	www.mplsobserver.com /node/472 (1345 words)

	Bus Rapid Transit - Detailed
		BRT also encompasses a number of other elements designed to create a distinct image for the service within the larger transit system.
		The potential BRT segment between Oak Brook and Wood Dale was assumed to operate 25% faster than regular bus service.
		Without BRT characteristics, the capital cost of the high- speed corridor is estimated at $9.3 million.
	www.dmmc-cog.org /BusRapidTransit-Detailed.htm (767 words)

	OCTA - Bus Rapid Transit
		BRT is planned to offer frequent service, have its own distinct identity, offer traffic signal priority and serve customized bus shelters that display real-time bus arrival information.
		The Harbor Boulevard BRT Project is the first of three BRT projects to be implemented by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) in the next four years, and is scheduled for completion in late 2008.
		The Brea to Irvine BRT Project is the third of three BRT projects to be implemented by OCTA in the next four years, and is scheduled for completion in late 2010.
	www.octa.net /brt.aspx (316 words)

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