NTL Record

Title Peer-to-Peer Information Exchange on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Priority Best Practices
Record ID 55495
Personal Name
Creator
Panero, Marta; Shin, Hyeon-Shic; Zedrin, Allen; Zimmerman, Samuel
Corporate Creator Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management
Corporate
Contributor
National Association of City, Transportation Officials; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration
Publication Date 20120500
Language English
Abstract The purpose of this effort was to foster a dialogue among peers at transportation and planning agencies about their experiences with promoting public transit and, in particular, the challenges they face related to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects, as well as the solutions they have developed in response. Agencies from dozens of large cities around the United States participated at three peer-to-peer exchanges in New York City, Los Angeles, and Cleveland. The facilitated discussions were structured to address the unique barriers to BRT implementation on the streets of dense and/or highly-congested large urban centers. Three major themes were the focus of the workshops: Network, Route and Street Design; Traffic Operations; and Building Political, Interagency and Stakeholder Support—BRT as a Driver of Economic Development. The results of the workshops make clear that better public transportation in general and BRT in particular can be cost-effective and useful tools for improving transportation and the environment and for restoring the livability of America’s large cities.
Rosap ID dot:29232
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29232
TRT Terms Bus rapid transit; Bus priority; Technology transfer; Case studies; Research reports; Infrastructure
General Subjects Scientific and technical report organization, Preparation, Elements
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1379174
Contract Number NY-26-7006
Report Number FTA Report No. 0009
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/55000/55400/55495/FTA_Report_No._0009.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository