Bus in the Fast Lane: a Forum on Bus Rapid Transit in the Bay Area

Bus Rapid Transit planning, development, and implementation in the San Francisco Bay Area was the subject of this public forum held November 12, 2004 in Oakland, California. It was another in a series of Mineta Transportation Institute Hot-Spot Forums designed to explore controversial topics and help participants reach consensus. Steve Heminger, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, delivered the keynote address which placed Bus Rapid Transit development in context with regional long-range transportation goals. A panel of transportation planners and elected officials reviewed the challenges and responses to the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency SMART Corridors Rapid Bus project on San Pablo Avenue. They also reviewed and discussed proposals for future rapid bus and dedicated Busway transit projects being planned for other corridors in the dense urban areas of the San Francisco region's East Bay. Questions from the audience supplemented discussions by the panel. A concluding capstone presentation aimed at tying together earlier discussions was made by Rex Gephart, Director of Regional Transit Planning for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He compared the local efforts to those of other similar programs elsewhere in the United States and the world. Another short question-and-answer period followed the presentation.

• Record URL:
  • http://transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/research/publications/documents/brt/BRT_07-20-05.pdf
• Record URL:
  • http://transweb.sjsu.edu/mtiportal/research/publications/documents/brt/BRT.htm
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• Corporate Authors:

  San Jose State University

  Mineta Transportation Institute, 210 North 4th Street
  San Jose, CA  United States  95192-0219

  California Department of Transportation

  5900 Folsom Boulevard
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Research and Special Programs Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 116p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Bus transit; Busways; Development; Future; Implementation; Long range planning; Metropolitan areas; Planning; Public transit; Regional transportation; Strategic planning; Urban areas; Urban transit; Urban transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: San Francisco Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01006527
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTI F-04-01
• Contract Numbers: 65W136
• Files: UTC, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 26 2005 4:03PM