PERFORMANCE OF BUS LANES IN SEOUL : SOME IMPACTS AND SUGGESTIONS

This article presents a review of the bus lane system in Seoul to see if dedicated bus lanes increased the speed and efficiency of bus service in the context of a substantial increase in private passenger vehicle travel and congestion on surface streets. Bus lanes have been in effect since 1996. They are marked by pavement striping, with no physical barrier, with either all-bus (solid striping) or a lane that private vehicles may pass through (dashed stripes). Extending the bus lane network helped increase ridership and restore buses as the dominant mode in Seoul. The study found that bus lanes do enhance bus operations. To make them more effective, better enforcement of lane restrictions and first in first out service at multiple-route bus stops are recommended. The solid line type of lane should be expanded, in order to improve bus speed.

• Record URL:
  http://www.iatss.or.jp/english/research/v27-n2/v27-n2-04/res-ab04.html
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences

  6-20, Yaesu 2-chome, Chuo-ku
  Tokyo 104-0028,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Kim, Hye-Jin
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 36-45
• Serial:
  • IATSS Research
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
  • ISSN: 0386-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lanes; Bus rapid transit; Warrants (Traffic control devices)
• Geographic Terms: Seoul (Korea)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00971449
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2004 12:00AM