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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)"”.
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Investigation of commuter's perceptions towards the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System: A case study of the BRT System in Polokwane Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… perceptions towards the implementation of bus rapid transport (BRT) system in Polokwane Local Municipality. This was achieved through determining the commuters’ perceptions of the implementation phases of Polokwane BRT. The assessment considered whether the implementation of the Polokwane …
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Bus rapid transit oriented approach to land use change: a case of Hatfield
… government advocates for the implementation of Transit Orientated Development (TOD) by leveraging existing investments in mass public transit, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services. TOD promises a global shift from sprawling, fragmented cities to compact, inclusive mixed-use projects. The …
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Gender Mobility on Guatemala City's Transmetro: Women's lived experiences of public transportation
… on Guatemala City's Transmetro, the local bus rapid transit (BRT) system, to contribute to safer, more equitable, and inclusive transportation. Using a case study approach and feminist methodologies, this study captures participants' perceptions of safety, everyday coping strategies on …
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Bus rapid transit : impacts on travel behavior in Bogotá
… transformation of its public transport system. A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system named Transmilenio was implemented modifying the organizational scheme of service delivery, raising the level of service, and ultimately affecting travel behavior. This thesis studies the changes in travel behavior …
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Analytical Hierarchy Process Evaluation of the Proposed Slim Modular Flexible Electric Bus Rapid Transit System
… proposed with the possible implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Although BRT has gained popularity for its operational flexibility and efficiency, efforts have been put into developing a new concept vehicle that is better functioning and more cost-effective. Slim Modular Flexible …
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An assessment of the extent to which the city of Johannesburg's Rea Vaya bus rapid transit system is achieving its intended socio-economic and political objectives
… impact of the City of Johannesburg's Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, and the transit-oriented development programme, known as Corridors of Freedom, in transforming the mini-bus taxi industry; providing safe and reliable public transport to previously marginalised communities; and to …
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The potential for bus rapid transit to promote transit oriented development : an analysis of BRTOD in Ottawa, Brisbane, and Pittsburgh
This thesis explores the conditions under which bus rapid transit (BRT) can promote transit oriented development (TOD). At a time when cities throughout the U.S. are searching for methods to reduce road congestion and limit greenhouse gas emissions, it is critical that city leaders have access to …
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Salvemos Barranco: Contested visions for the city and transportation in Barranco, Lima, Peru
… Peru, face a complex challenge: integrating mass transit into established urban fabrics. This thesis explores this tension through the case of a World Bank-funded Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system implemented in Lima in 2010. The BRT, built mostly on an exclusive highway corridor, traversed only …
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Finding ways out of congestion for the Chicago Loop : a microscopic simulation approach
… impedes economic development. Due to congestion, bus reliability and travel speed has decreased significantly. Since the demand served by the rail system in the Chicago Loop has almost met its capacity during peak hours, and the Loop area concentrates a high percentage of total bus passenger …
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Toward a multi-scale participatory urban policymaking platform : co-designing Mass Transit using LEGO bricks, open data, and interactive pixels
Rapid urbanization and industrialization around the globe have brought urban policymakers complex challenges such as chronic congestion, environmental pollution and socio-economic inequalities. With the rising adoption of and sophistication of social media and personal electronic devices, citizens …
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Leveraging infrastructure : sustainable bus rapid transit route planning in Beirut, Lebanon
… to the routing and site plan of a two-kilometer bus rapid transit (BRT) line segment into downtown Beirut, Lebanon; linking a 20- kilometer BRT corridor to the region's core. Previous routing of the segment, which used typical transportation engineering processes produced routes that would …
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Evaluation of bus priority strategies for BRT operations
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) uses strategies such as exclusive bus lanes, off-vehicle fare collection, high quality vehicles and stations, signal priority, among others. Transit Signal Priority (TSP) is frequently seen as an option to improve performance of public transportation systems at the …
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Application of spatial planning strategies to achieve sustainable transport systems in rapidly urbanizing cities : a study of Abuja, Nigeria
… Planning paradigm which prevails in rapidly urbanizing cities in the global south region. While this strategic instrument is considered relevant and dominate the centre-stage of physical planning in most global south cities, earlier studies argue that it may have created the extensive …
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Collaborative accessibility-based public engagement for Bus Rapid Transit in Pretoria, South Africa
… Africa. With an ambitious plan to expand its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network, but facing constrained road space, Pretoria is two years behind its BRT development plan because of unresolved conflicts between private vehicle users and public transport riders. Using an adapted version of CoAXs …
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Estimating commuter rail demand to Kendall Square along the Grand Junction Corridor
… in June 2010 from CSX, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has explored the possibility of using the line for commuter rail service. In addition the Grand Junction right-of-way has been the subject of other proposals, including a multi-use path by the City of Cambridge and a Bus …
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Security and safety perception of commuters of the bus rapid transit system in Lagos State, Nigeria
… highlights the importance of safety in the transit environment since it is a place where people spend a significant amount of time. This study assessed the perception of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) commuters in Lagos, Nigeria. It examined the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents in …
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Expanding transportation planning capacity in cities of the global South : public-private collaboration and conflict in Chile and Mexico
… cleaner, safer, efficient, and reliable public transit alternatives? Such aims are particularly challenging for cities of the developing world, not just because of resource scarcities, but also because in these contexts a quasi-informal network of privately owned transport operators has been …
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Moving from conventional bus service towards bus rapid transit : establishing priorities
This thesis structures a process to support transit agencies in their decision-making when improving their current conventional bus service (CBS) towards a higher quality system such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Four major tasks were conducted as follows. First a literatu re review was performed to …
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Public transport network improvements as a catalyst for integrated land use-transport development: lessons from case studies of Copenhagen, Curitiba, Hong Kong and Seoul
… in 2007. This resulted in the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in various cities, such as Johannesburg, Cape Town and Tshwane. Another notable public transport project was the implementation of the Gautrain rapid rail transit project. The BRT systems in South Africa have faced …
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Design and evaluation of BRT and limited-stop services
Many transit agencies operate limited-stop or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services overlapped with local services in corridors with high demand. These service strategies have the potential to improve bus performance as well as service quality. However, the implementation of these service strategies may …
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