Evaluation of Passenger Comfort in Bus Rapid Transit Systems

The general objective of this project is to analyze comfort attributes in existing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems and formulate recommendations to enhance modal shift towards public transport. This evaluation will be carried out in Bogota and Santiago, and will offer a sample methodology for other cities with operating BRTs. The research questions for this project are the following: (1) Are the current BRT (in-vehicle) comfort standards adequate in order to attract new customers and promote modal shift? (2) How does comfort compare in relation to other trip attributes such as travel time, costs, etc.? (3) Can BRT agencies provide more comfortable trips while keeping additional costs under control? The specific objectives are: (1) Analyze BRT performance in two Latin American cities. Specifically, study (in-vehicle) comfort and user perception in relation to other trip attributes. (2) Analyze the cost and benefit implications of different comfort policy scenarios, considering the additional impacts in operational costs and capital investments while accounting for additional ridership, modal shift, reduced congestion and emission reductions.

• Record URL:
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• Summary URL:
  http://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/6859
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2015 Inter-American Development Bank
• Corporate Authors:

  Inter-American Development Bank

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  Washington, DC  United States  20577
• Authors:
  • Batarce, Marco
  • Muñoz, Juan Carlos
  • Ortúzar, Juan de Dios
  • Raveau, Sebastian
  • Mojica, Carlos
  • Ríos, Ramiro Alberto
• Publication Date: 2015-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Technical Note
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 67p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Costs; Crowds; Evaluation; Modal shift; Passenger comfort; Perception; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Bogota (Colombia); Santiago (Chile)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01560877
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IDB-TN-770
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 24 2015 10:23AM