The selection of appropriate public transport investments that will maximise the likelihood of delivering the levels of service required to provide a serious alternative to the car is high on the agendas of many metropolitan governments. Mindful of budget constraints, it is crucial to ensure that such investments offer the greatest value for money. We promote the view that integrated multi-modal systems that provide frequency and connectivity in a network-based framework offer the best way forward. A mix of public transport investments with buses as feeder services and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as trunk services can offer a greater coverage and frequency than traditional forms of rail, even at capacity levels often claimed of rail. Design features are important in order to promote good performance, and evidence is presented as to the importance of the various design elements to driving patronage. Decision-makers need to recognize that implementation issues can be complex to achieve a successful outcome of a BRT system contributing to the public transport network.
High Quality Public Transport: Gaining Acceptance of Bus Rapid Transit Systems
Handbook of Sustainable Travel ; Kapitel : 17 ; 257-276
2013-08-01
20 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Gross Domestic Product , Public Transport , Light Rail , Public Transport System , Urban Public Transport Environment , Environment, general , Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning , Civil Engineering , Environmental Economics , Human Geography , Behavioral Sciences , Earth and Environmental Science
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