Opportunities provided by automated data collection systems (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Inertia and shock effects on mode choice panel data: implications of the Transantiago implementation
The mode choice process, especially in the case of commuter trips, reflects the strong tendency people have to simplify the assessment of their options when confronted with successive wellknown decisions. Thus, it is common to repeat the “habitual” choice over time involving a potentially important inertia element. However, while inertia effects increase the probability of maintaining the same choice […]
Designing BRT oriented development (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Passenger information systems (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
The Loop Link Bus Rapid Transit System Launches This Sunday
Source: Streets Blog Chicago – by John Greenfield (December 14th, 2015) The long-awaited Loop Link bus rapid transit corridor, featuring dedicated bus lanes, limited stops, island stations, and other timesaving features, will begin operations this Sunday, December 20. Whether the new system is deemed to be a success or a failure by Chicagoans will be […]
Launch of our book at TRB
Our book «Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit» will be launch at the 95th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The book provides an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors from both developed and developing countries bring expertise […]
Valuing crowding in public transport systems using mixed SP/RP data: the case of Santiago
Abstract This paper presents the valuation of comfort in public transportation using mixed Stated Preferences (SP) and Revealed Preferences (RP) data. In this case, comfort is measured mainly as the level of crowding in the vehicles (bus or train) using the in-vehicle passenger density (pax/m2 ). To value comfort we use a stated preference survey […]
Chris Zegras spoke at the Chilean Chamber of Construction
In the IV International Urban Regeneration Conference: Towards an smart, sustainable and social inclusive urban development, member of our BRT Centre of Excellence, Prof. Chris Zegras of MIT was invited to give a talk and participate in a debate on «Mobility and Urban Regeneration.» The highlight of the event was a keynote speech by former London […]
Opinion Pieces: Starting the road pricing reform process – it is all about the hip pocket and State Treasury revenues
Opinion Pieces: since 2007, Prof. David Hensher has written an opinion column in the Australasian Bus and Coach magazine, where he monthly discusses a lot of different transport-related hot topics. In this section we are revisiting these columns. December 2012 The call for a congestion charge is getting louder and more frequent in many countries […]
BRT Hits 400 Corridors and Systems Worldwide
Source: The City Fix, by: Ryan Winstead (August 31, 2015) Last week, bus rapid transit (BRT) reached a global milestone, as the number of mapped BRT corridors and systems in BRTData.org’s database broke 400. As an online resource, BRTData compiles and tracks the development and progress of BRT projects globally. Additionally, the tool allows users to […]
New ‘Gold-Standard’ BRT in Yichang, China Leads The Way For Mid-Sized Chinese Cities
Source: ITDP (July 15th, 2015) Today, the city of Yichang, in China’s central Hubei province and the site of the Three Gorges Dam, opened a major transportation and urban development project largely funded by an Asian Development Bank loan. The Yichang bus rapid transit corridor, initially on Dongshan Avenue in the city center, will serve half […]
New Tools for a New Era of “Open” Transportation Planning
Source: One Step Blog – By: Chris Zegras (Octuber 6th, 2015) A major U.S. “big box” store has been running a radio ad lately in which the idea of Boston as a “city of firsts” figures prominently: the nation’s first city police department, the nation’s first subway (i.e., the “T”), etc. Considering transportation more generally, […]
Integrated Real-Time Transit Signal Priority Control for High-Frequency Transit Service.
Abstract Bus bunching affects transit operations by increasing passenger waiting time and variability. To tackle this phenomenon, a wide range of control strategies has been proposed. However, none of them have considered station and interstation control together. In this study station and interstation control were tackled to determine the optimal vehicle control strategy for various […]
Cycle of Technical Talks at the Chilean Senate: BRTCoE director participates in debate on the future of metropolitan transport
With the presence of Senator Manuel José Ossandón, member of the transport committee of the Senate; Deputy Leopoldo Perez; the Transport Regional Ministerial Secretariat for the Metropolitan Region, Matías Salazar; among others, the speech by our BRTCoE Director, Juan Carlos Muñoz, was held in the former National Congress of Chile. The meeting was attended by […]
8 million people. No subway. Can this city thrive without one?
This story by PRI.org extensively quotes our BRTCoE member Dario Hidalgo, who presents facts of BRT in Bogotá, Colombia. Source: PRI – Public Radio International by Jason Margolis (October 21, 2015) Every large city has traffic headaches. And at some point the debate begins: to build or not to build a subway. In Bogotá, they’ve been […]
Opinion Pieces: Infrastructure NSW may have finally got it right
Opinion Pieces: since 2007, Prof. David Hensher has written an opinion column in the Australasian Bus and Coach magazine, where he monthly discusses a lot of different transport-related hot topics. In this section we are revisiting these columns. November 2012 We are used to a continuing stream of government reports on transport futures, visions, plans […]
Using Legos as a Legitimate Urban Planning Tool
MIT wants to make transportation planning more transparent—and a bit more fun. Source: CITYLAB by Linda Poon (October 16th, 2015) MIT researchers unveiled something earlier this month that will please toddlers and serious urban planners alike. It’s a model of Dudley Square—a neighborhood in the greater Boston area—about the size of a kitchen table. The roads, […]
Juan Carlos Muñoz, Director of our BRT Centre of Excellence, joins BRT Standard Technical Committee
The BRT Standard is an evaluation tool for world-class bus rapid transit (BRT) based on international best practices. It is also the centerpiece of a global effort by leaders in bus rapid transit design to establish a common definition of BRT and ensure that BRT systems more uniformly deliver world-class passenger experiences, significant economic benefits, and […]
BRTCoE Book will be released at TRB Annual Meeting
The book «Restructuring public transport throught Bus Rapid Transit – An International and interdisciplinary perspective» was launched on Thredbo 14 and will be released on January 11th, 2016 during the TRB Annual Meeting. Edited by Juan Carlos Muñoz, our director, and Laurel Paget-Seekins, member of our Centre of Excellence, the book is divided in three […]
BRT: Successful seminars on Bus Rapid Transit organized by the K2 – Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport in association with the VREF, on September 30 and October 1
Source: Volvo Research and Education Foundations (VREF) – Octuber 8th, 2015 An International Competence Day on Bus Rapid Transit followed by a Research Seminar on the same subject organized by the K2 – Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport, on September 30 and October 1 in association with VREF encoutered success due to the growing […]
Mexico City’s Metrobús celebrates 10 years of service
The city’s BRT network has expanded sustainable mobility options to millions Source: EMBARQ at WRI ROSS CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES (June 23rd, 2015) Line 4 of Metrobus in Mexico City. Photo by EMBARQ Mexico. Location: Mexico City/Mexico DF. On Friday, June 19, Metrobús—Mexico City’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system—celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since opening in […]
How science can stop buses from bunching
Research by our BRTCoE member Ricardo Giesen, from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, is mention in this article about how to avoid bus bunching. Source: Graham Southorn on HERE 360 (October 1st, 2015) Buses not arriving on time and then arriving all at once is a headache for passengers and for transit companies. You might not believe it, […]
Greater Boston could benefit from more bus rapid transit, report says
Source: The Boston Globe – by Nicole Dungca GLOBE STAFF (June 20, 2015) Imagine a bus that sails past cars stalled in gridlock during rush hour. A group of mass transit specialists and community activists convened by the Barr Foundation want that to be a reality for Greater Boston. According to a recent study from the […]
Papers from our BRTCoE among the outstanding papers of Thredbo 14
As tradition, on the final plenary of the 14th edition of the International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 14) were presented the best papers among all the workshops of the Conference. Among the four selected articles, , there were two research projects of Juan Carlos Muñoz – Director of […]
Opinion Pieces: Crowding on Train Networks in Metropolitan Areas have become more important than travel time and fares
Opinion Pieces: since 2007, Prof. David Hensher has written an opinion column in the Australasian Bus and Coach magazine, where he monthly discusses a lot of different transport-related hot topics. In this section we are revisiting these columns. Octuber 2012 Crowding in public transport is becoming a growing concern as demand grows at a rate […]
Day 2 of Cities & Transport International Congress: New Climate Economy, Planning for Safer Roads
Source: The City Fix, by Ryan Winstead (September 11th, 2015) Today marked the second and final day of the Cities & Transport International Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where more than 1,000 participants and 130 speakers gathered to share their experiences and ideas on how to forge sustainable cities. The main stage featured talks […]
Day 1 of Cities & Transport International Congress Talks Climate Action, Inclusive Development
Source: The City Fix, by Ryan Winstead and Alex Rogala (September 10th, 2015) Home to billions of people, cities are often the source of our most urgent problems–but they’re also where we find some of the most promising solutions for the urban century ahead. Today, over a thousand people and 130 speakers gathered for Day […]
Live from the Mayors’ Summit: Why We Need Bold Leadership for Sustainable and Equitable Cities
Source: The City Fix, by Ryan Winstead and Alex Rogala (September 9, 2015) “Something is happening in cities. Every day, 1.4 million people are added to the global urban population.” With these words, Andrew Steer, President and CEO of World Resources Institute (WRI), kicked off the Mayors’ Summit today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bringing […]
BRT in USA: Reflections in Light of the Boston BRT Study Group Report
In honor of the released of The Boston BRT Study Group final report, BRTCoE member Chris Zegras posted this blog update: Source: Chris Zegras – One Step Blog (June 19th, 2015) I first “discovered” the idea of bus rapid transit (BRT) when I learned about the famed Curitiba example in 1991 (although at the time […]
Analysis of Real-Time Control Strategies in a Corridor with Multiple Bus Services
Abstract Control strategies have been widely used in the literature to counteract the effects of bus bunching in passenger‘s waiting times and its variability. These strategies have only been studied for the case of a single bus line in a corridor. However, in many real cases this assumption does not hold. Indeed, there are many […]
