BUS RAPID OR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT FOR INTERMEDIATE CITIES?

Performances and costs of BRT (bus rapid transit) and LRT (light rail transit) systems are examined. A variety of benefits and disbenefits are considered. An analysis of planning, design, passenger satisfaction and development potential try to compare them. In conclusion, BRT presents an investment opportunity for intermediate cities in developed and developing countries: some cities have already adopted it with success. In a second term, when the BRT attains a high patronage on some well identified corridors, an LRT could be adopted while buses operate as feeders. For the covering abstract see ITRD E116619.

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• Corporate Authors:

  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • Kuhn, F
• Conference:
  • URBAN MOBILITY FOR ALL. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CODATU CONFERENCE
  • Location: Lome , Togo
  • Date: 2002-11-0
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 357-65

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Conferences; Decision making; Developing countries; Economic factors; Economics; Rapid transit; Transportation; Trolley cars; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8525: Conference; 2248: Decision process; 150: Developing countries; 263: Economics of transport; 1181: Rapid transit system; 1284: Tram; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00940360
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90-5809-399-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 4 2003 12:00AM