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U.S. Department of Transportation, Climate Change Center Climate Strategies that Work: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
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2025-01-01
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Abstract:Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) can modernize urban transportation, offering swift, reliable, and high-capacity bus service through dedicated lanes or rights-of-way. BRT combines the capacity and speed of a train with the flexibility, lower cost, and simplicity of a bus system. The flexibility and lower cost of BRT allows for greater network coverage, reaching areas that may be underserved by fixed-route bus systems. With the right combination of features, BRT circumvents common delays experienced by regular bus services, such as traffic congestion and onboard payment queues. By implementing BRT, communities can improve access to jobs, education, and essential services, fostering social equity and economic growth. BRT systems often outperform traditional bus services in terms of schedule adherence and reliability. For example, in Port Authority of Allegheny County’s West Busway Bus Rapid Transit, the Federal Transit Administration found that buses using the busway are 68% more reliable in adherence to schedule than buses operating on city and county roads.
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