Abstract: This article, part of a special issue focusing on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), presents a survey of BRT projects as of 2006. The survey covers 35 projects in 25 cities, spanning the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The survey reports on the agency that runs the project, the capital cost, year of start, number of vehicles, running way features, station characteristics, vehicle styles, fare collection methods, propulsion and use of intelligent transportation technologies (ITS). The total capital cost is estimated to be $5 billion, with roughly half that spent on projects already operating or projected to start operating in 2006. Additional descriptions include the way BRT is evolving, some common trends and ways to more accurately classify BRT. Capital costs seem to drop as projects approach implementation, perhaps in order to speed the move to revenue service, if only on more limited levels. The total number of BRT vehicles agencies plan to buy in 2006 is 247. Other cities and Canadian provinces which did not respond to the survey but which have BRT planned or underway are also listed.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
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