Bus Rapid Transit, Volume 1: Case Studies in Bus Rapid Transit (2003) / Chapter Skim
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26 CHAPTER 3 IMPLICATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED The last several decades have seen a transition from bus lanes and prioritization treatments to full-featured BRT. Thirty years ago the emphasis was on curb bus lanes, freeway ramp queue bypasses, and "physical elements." BRT packages now include extensive busway systems, median bus lanes, and special-purpose BRT vehicles and focus on service patterns, amenities, image, and identity.
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fic engineers, and urban planners must work together to address the many issues related to BRT systems. In the United States, metropolitan planning agencies and state DOTs should be major participants.
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or the stations are inaccessible to transferring passengers or pedestrians (as seen with the Harbor Transitway in Los Angeles)
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implementation should be avoided. However, the right-of-way should adequately serve its market.
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service times, but they are not as common in the U.S. and Canadian environments where BRT service extends beyond the busway limits.
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cessful in Curitiba, where the combination of public–private sector initiatives has resulted in an efficient, high-quality bus service. BRT service can extend beyond the limits of dedicated guideways if reliable, high-speed operations can be sustained.
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30% of the additional trips generated by Metro Rapid bus service were made by riders who had not previously used transit. At the same time, BRT can also have positive development effects.
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