BRT: Improving the Environment

In this article the author discusses efforts made by the Eugene, Oregon-based Lane Transit District (LTD) organization to construct a bus rapid transit (BRT) system to improve the system’s service. This effort was managed by the general director of LTD, Mark Pangborn. While some pushed for a light-rail transit (LRT) system, the prohibitive cost led LTD to choose BRT instead. The system, known as Emerald Express (EmX), uses dedicated bus lanes for a majority of its service route, with vehicles getting signal priority at intersections. The author also discusses funding for the EmX SAFETEA-LU, vehicle selection, marketing, and the group pass that EmX offers.

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• Authors:
  • Harnack, Leah
• Publication Date: 2007-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 8-12, 14, 16
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lanes; Bus priority; Bus rapid transit; Busways; Environmental impacts; Financing; Ridership; Traffic signal preemption
• Identifier Terms: Lane Transit District
• Geographic Terms: Eugene (Oregon); Springfield (Oregon)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01055870
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2007 10:56AM