SOME HIGH CAPACITY BUS LANES IN LATIN AMERICAN CITIES: THEIR RELEVANCE IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC DIFFICULTY

The options available to transport planners in Latin American cities are being increasingly restricted by the financial austerity imposed by the economic problems of the region. To attend to demand for transportation in corridors of high demand in the larger cities, rail-based systems are viewed in a considerably different light than they were even a few years ago, due to high construction costs and operating deficits. In Latin America, variants of high capacity bus lanes have been developed, which have the ability to postpone the date when it is necessary to invest in rail based systems, or, in some cases, to avoid the need for the latter completely in the foreseeable future. On some bus lanes along which ply buses ordered by area of destination of route, it has been found possible in practice to carry up to 20000 passengers per direction per hour at a speed of approximately 19 kilometres per hour, including stops. For the covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 283718.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Developing Countries. Proceeding of Seminar G held at the 12th PTRC Summer Annual Meeting, University of Sussex, England.
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• Authors:
  • THOMSON, I
• Conference:
  • Planning & Transport Res & Comp, Sum Ann Mtg, Proc
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 143-154
• Serial:
  • Volume: P249

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lanes; Buses; Conferences; Demand; Developing countries; Economic conditions; Economics; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Highway capacity; Level of service; Operating costs; Planning; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Right of way (Traffic); Traffic delays; Traffic lanes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity
• Geographic Terms: Brazil; South America
• Old TRIS Terms: Substitution
• ITRD Terms: 8012: Brazil; 1272: Bus; 643: Capacity (road, footway); 8525: Conference; 285: Demand (econ); 150: Developing countries; 255: Economics; 639: Exclusive right of way; 653: Level of service; 221: Operating costs; 744: Public transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 8104: South America; 2827: Traffic lane; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00453942
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 086050-140-X
• Report/Paper Numbers: MONOGRAPH
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM