by xumei chen, lei yu, liu yu and jifu guo inTroducTion As an innovative public transport option, bus rapid transit (BRT) has been widely applied in recent years. Big cities in China are experiencing rapid motorization at an alarming rate. In such a situation, many cities in China have attempted to bring BRT into their transit systems to address urban transport problems. A wave of BRT planning ...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is growing in popularity throughout the world. The reasons for this phenomenon include its passenger and developer attractiveness, its high performance and quality, and its ability to be built quickly, incrementally, and economically. BRT also provides sufficient transport capacity to meet demands in many corridors, even in the largest metropolitan regions. In the United...

an intelligent BRT system is necessary when communities looking for new ways to use high capacity rapid transit at a reduced cost.This paper will describe the intelligent control system that works with Datacenter. With the help of GPS system, the data center can monitor the situation of each bus and bus station. Through RFID technology, bus station and traffic light can transfer data with bus a...

This paper concerns the problem of decision making on the selection of public transportation modes. The problem is formulated through sustainability indicators and the objective framework is based upon AHP-TOPSIS. In this research, the city of Isfahan (Iran) is our case study. The definition of different points of view was developed through interviews to stakeholders, experts in transportation ...

While rail has been the focus of most planning for Transit Oriented Development (TOD), there has been recent interest in bus-related TOD with an emphasis on new bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in North and South America and Australia. This article takes a critical look at the strengths and challenges of bus-based transit systems compared to rail in relation to TOD. It includes a review of the l...

Saat ini, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Bandar Lampung tidak memiliki informasi mengenai lokasi BRT. Ketiadaan BRT menyebabkan pengguna merasa kesulitan dan memilih angkutan umum lainnya. Dari hasil survey yang dilakukan, banyak membutuhkan untuk mengetahui estimasi waktu ke halte. Sehingga dibangun aplikasi menjawab kebutuhan pengguna. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode extreme progr...

Cincinnati is a typical American city where private automobiles are the primary means of transportation. It is not hard to envision the future of serious traffic tie-ups. Adequate mobility is a key factor for improving the residents’ life quality and consequently the prospects for economic development. The two options are 1) adding more highways and 2) improving mass transit. Within this contex...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a relatively new concept in the United States and is rapidly gaining in popularity. In 1998, the Federal Transit Administration started a program to encourage communities to invest in BRT. Today, a number of cities have begun developing BRT systems, while others are actively considering BRT investments. At the same time, recent research shows that BRT can meet or achi...

Since the beginning of the century, many cities around the world adopt the bus rapid transit (BRT) system to fulfill their need of mass transportation system. The system features with platform-level boarding, bus lanes in the central verge of the road, off-vehicle fare collection, and physically protected busway. So far, these criteria are considered to be the most important aspects with respec...

A major research gap is the relative ridership performance of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), and streetcar (SC). This paper assesses ridership influences of 101 routes in Australia, Europe, and North America using multiple regression examining the influence of transit mode, vehicle capacity, service level, employment/residential density, car ownership, speed, stop spacing, r...