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What is BRT? What is BRT? Miami Miami- -Dade County Dade County Transportation Committee Meeting Transportation Committee Meeting July 22, 2004 July 22, 2004 Sam Zimmerman Sam Zimmerman Principal, Transportation Planning Principal,

  1. What is BRT? What is BRT? Miami Miami- -Dade County Dade County Transportation Committee Meeting Transportation Committee Meeting July 22, 2004 July 22, 2004 Sam Zimmerman Sam Zimmerman Principal, Transportation Planning Principal, Transportation Planning A N AECOM C OMPANY

  2. BRT: Bus Rapid Transit BRT: Bus Rapid Transit BRT: Bus Rapid Transit • Flexible, permanently integrated high • Flexible, permanently integrated high performance system with a quality performance system with a quality image and a strong ID image and a strong ID • Package of components appropriate • Package of components appropriate to current and future: to current and future: – Markets served – Markets served – Physical environment – Physical environment A N AECOM C OMPANY

  3. BRT System Components BRT System Components BRT System Components Vehicles Running Ways Stations & Terminals Systems Service Plan A N AECOM C OMPANY

  4. BRT: Infinite Possibilities BRT: Infinite Possibilities BRT: Infinite Possibilities Essential Attributes Essential Attributes – Speed – Speed – Reliability – Reliability – Identity and image – Identity and image A N AECOM C OMPANY

  5. Stops, Stations and Terminals Stops, Stations and Terminals Stops, Stations and Terminals • .25 – 1 mile station spacing • .25 – 1 mile station spacing • Permanent, substantial, weather protected • Permanent, substantial, weather protected • Amenities, passenger information • Amenities, passenger information • Good pedestrian, local bus, auto access • Good pedestrian, local bus, auto access • Safe, secure • Safe, secure • Convey identity and image • Convey identity and image • Design integrated with surroundings • Design integrated with surroundings A N AECOM C OMPANY

  6. Stations Options Stations Options Stations Options Pittsburgh; MLK Busway Ext . . Pittsburgh; MLK Busway Ext Brisbane: SE Busway Brisbane: SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

  7. Running Ways Running Ways Running Ways • BRT can operate in broad variety of • BRT can operate in broad variety of physical and operating environments, but physical and operating environments, but segregated, dedicated preferred segregated, dedicated preferred • Critical planning and design parameters: • Critical planning and design parameters: – Ability to safely support rapid, reliable services – Ability to safely support rapid, reliable services – Safe rapid transit vehicle access – Safe rapid transit vehicle access – Identity, aesthetics – Identity, aesthetics A N AECOM C OMPANY

  8. Arterial Bus Lanes, Median Transitway Transitway Arterial Bus Lanes, Median Arterial Bus Lanes, Median Transitway Vancouver: 98B Vancouver: 98B Boston: Silver Line Boston: Silver Line A N AECOM C OMPANY

  9. Bus/Transitway Transitway on Freeway ROW on Freeway ROW Bus/ Bus/Transitway on Freeway ROW Median Median Houston: Houston: Transitways Transitways Shoulder Shoulder Brisbane: SE Busway Brisbane: SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

  10. Busway on Railroad ROW Busway on Railroad ROW Busway on Railroad ROW Pittsburgh: East (MLK) Busway Pittsburgh: East (MLK) Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

  11. Elevated Sections Elevated Sections Elevated Sections Runcorn, UK , UK Runcorn A N AECOM C OMPANY

  12. Tunnels Tunnels Tunnels Brisbane: SE Busway Brisbane: SE Busway Seattle: CBD Bus Tunnel Seattle: CBD Bus Tunnel A N AECOM C OMPANY

  13. Running Way Guidance Running Way Guidance Running Way Guidance Mechanical Mechanical Leeds, UK Leeds, UK Optical Optical Rouen, France Rouen, France A N AECOM C OMPANY

  14. Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles • Rubber-tired, steered and/or guided • Rubber-tired, steered and/or guided • Variety of sizes through 80+ feet • Variety of sizes through 80+ feet • Conventional buses or special BRT • Conventional buses or special BRT vehicles vehicles • Environmentally friendly • Environmentally friendly – Low emissions – Low emissions – Quiet – Quiet A N AECOM C OMPANY

  15. BRT Vehicle Options BRT Vehicle Options BRT Vehicle Options Conventional Conventional Van Hool Hool 300AG 300AG Van Zuidtangent Zuidtangent Amsterdam Amsterdam Specialized Specialized Irisbus Irisbus Civis Civis Clean- -Diesel/Electric Diesel/Electric Clean Las Vegas MAX Las Vegas MAX A N AECOM C OMPANY

  16. BRT Vehicles BRT Vehicles BRT Vehicles Well- - Lit, Open, Quiet Interior Lit, Open, Quiet Interior Well Well- Lit, Open, Quiet Interior Van Hool Van Hool 300AG 300AG A N AECOM C OMPANY

  17. Fare Collection Fare Collection ? Needs to facilitate multiple stream Needs to facilitate multiple stream ? ? Needs to facilitate multiple stream boarding boarding boarding - Off Off- -board (preferred) board (preferred) - - Off-board (preferred) - On On- -board multi board multi- -point payment point payment - - On-board multi-point payment - Significant pass utilization Significant pass utilization - - Significant pass utilization ? Integrated with but may not be the same Integrated with but may not be the same ? ? Integrated with but may not be the same as for local bus system as for local bus system as for local bus system A N AECOM C OMPANY

  18. Off– –Board Fare Collection Options Board Fare Collection Options Off Off–Board Fare Collection Options Access Control: Magnetic Card Access Control: Magnetic Card Bogota: : Transmilenio Transmilenio Bogota Proof- Proof -of Payment: TVM of Payment: TVM Paris: Val de Marne Paris: Val de Marne A N AECOM C OMPANY

  19. ITS ITS ITS • Automatic vehicle location Automatic vehicle location • • Automatic vehicle location • Passenger information Passenger information • • Passenger information • Safety, security Safety, security • • Safety, security • Signal priority Signal priority • • Signal priority • Communications Communications • • Communications • Fare collection Fare collection • • Fare collection • Vehicle guidance and control Vehicle guidance and control • • Vehicle guidance and control A N AECOM C OMPANY

  20. Central Control Room Central Control Room Central Control Room Vehicle Location, Service Supervision Vehicle Location, Service Supervision Vehicle Location, Service Supervision Brisbane SE Busway Brisbane SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

  21. Station Security Station Security Station Security Brisbane SE Busway Brisbane SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

  22. Passenger Information Passenger Information Passenger Information On Board Paris: Val de Marne Busway At Stations At Stations LA: Metro Rapid Bus LA: Metro Rapid Bus A N AECOM C OMPANY

  23. Service Plan Service Plan Service Plan • All All- -day, Frequent Service day, Frequent Service • • All-day, Frequent Service – 8 8- -10 Minutes Or Better In Peaks 10 Minutes Or Better In Peaks – – 8-10 Minutes Or Better In Peaks • No Schedule Needed No Schedule Needed • • No Schedule Needed • Simple Route Structure Simple Route Structure • • Simple Route Structure – Direct, Easy To Understand Direct, Easy To Understand – – Direct, Easy To Understand • Use BRT Flexibility Use BRT Flexibility • • Use BRT Flexibility – Maximize Directness, Minimize Transfers Maximize Directness, Minimize Transfers – – Maximize Directness, Minimize Transfers A N AECOM C OMPANY

  24. BRT Service Plan Options: Simple End BRT Service Plan Options: Simple End BRT Service Plan Options: Simple End All- -day, local all day, local all- -(limited) stop trunk line (limited) stop trunk line All Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Local A N AECOM C OMPANY

  25. BRT Service Plan Options BRT Service Plan Options BRT Service Plan Options ? ? Base: All Base: All- -day, local all day, local all- -stop trunk line stop trunk line ? ? Overlay: Peak only or all- Overlay: Peak only or all -day express services day express services Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Local Express Express A N AECOM C OMPANY

  26. BRT Service Plan Options: BRT Service Plan Options: BRT Service Plan Options: Most Complex Most Complex Most Complex Integrated Neighborhood Circulation, Line-Haul ? ? B ase: all B ase: all- -day, day, local all- local all -stop stop trunk line trunk line ? Peak- -only or all only or all- - ? Peak day integrated day integrated services services Integrated Neighborhood Circulation, Line- Haul All Stops, Local Trunk Line A N AECOM C OMPANY

  27. Conveying System Identity & Image Conveying System Identity & Image Conveying System Identity & Image • Vehicles: Vehicles: • • Vehicles: – Design, colors, graphics, signage Design, colors, graphics, signage – – Design, colors, graphics, signage • Stops, Stations, Terminals: Stops, Stations, Terminals: • • Stops, Stations, Terminals: – Design, colors, graphics, signage, Design, colors, graphics, signage, – – Design, colors, graphics, signage, materials materials materials • Running Ways: Running Ways: • • Running Ways: – Barriers, pavement markings/materials/ Barriers, pavement markings/materials/ – – Barriers, pavement markings/materials/ colors, graphics, signage, landscaping colors, graphics, signage, landscaping colors, graphics, signage, landscaping A N AECOM C OMPANY

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