Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Increases Ridership
• 250% increase for Miami, Florida, “When you see
cars on U.S. 1 moving 5 mph or less and our buses zoom by at 35 mph
or
greater, it tells a story.”
• 200% increase for Honolulu :. The Phase 1 City
Express! reduced travel time on the local bus service from 68
minutes
to 35 minutes or 49%.
• 85% increase for Boston
• 50 fold for Curitiba, Brazil : Curitiba's BRT
system serves more than 1.3 million riders a day. Fifty times as
many
as served 20 years ago.
BRT in Curitiba has fast board gates (top row) and dedicated
lanes
(bottom row)
Beijing, China
Ottawa, Canada
Bogota, Columbia,
Busway
in Jakarta, Indonesia
Nantes, France
CMT uses ideas from BRT
• Fast board gates like BRT in Curitiba
• Measures to speed bus travel
• Frequent pickups like Dolmus shared taxi in
Turkey
• Vans for small groups as done in Capetown.
Differences: CMT vs BRT
• While BRT uses expensive dedicated lanes, CMT
would
use cheaper shared lanes such as HOT lanes, toll roads or streets
with
Queue Jumpers
• CMT express typically run 3 miles between stops
(BRT is more like .5 to 1 mile)
• CMT transit centers (TCs) would have air
conditioning, restrooms and other amenities. ( no such amenities at
BRT
fast board gates)
