What is BRT? What is BRT? Miami Miami- -Dade County Dade County - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What is BRT? What is BRT? Miami Miami- -Dade County Dade County Transportation Committee Meeting Transportation Committee Meeting July 22, 2004 July 22, 2004 Sam Zimmerman Sam Zimmerman Principal, Transportation Planning Principal, Transportation Planning A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT: Bus Rapid Transit BRT: Bus Rapid Transit BRT: Bus Rapid Transit • Flexible, permanently integrated high • Flexible, permanently integrated high performance system with a quality performance system with a quality image and a strong ID image and a strong ID • Package of components appropriate • Package of components appropriate to current and future: to current and future: – Markets served – Markets served – Physical environment – Physical environment A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT System Components BRT System Components BRT System Components Vehicles Running Ways Stations & Terminals Systems Service Plan A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT: Infinite Possibilities BRT: Infinite Possibilities BRT: Infinite Possibilities Essential Attributes Essential Attributes – Speed – Speed – Reliability – Reliability – Identity and image – Identity and image A N AECOM C OMPANY

Stops, Stations and Terminals Stops, Stations and Terminals Stops, Stations and Terminals • .25 – 1 mile station spacing • .25 – 1 mile station spacing • Permanent, substantial, weather protected • Permanent, substantial, weather protected • Amenities, passenger information • Amenities, passenger information • Good pedestrian, local bus, auto access • Good pedestrian, local bus, auto access • Safe, secure • Safe, secure • Convey identity and image • Convey identity and image • Design integrated with surroundings • Design integrated with surroundings A N AECOM C OMPANY

Stations Options Stations Options Stations Options Pittsburgh; MLK Busway Ext . . Pittsburgh; MLK Busway Ext Brisbane: SE Busway Brisbane: SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

Running Ways Running Ways Running Ways • BRT can operate in broad variety of • BRT can operate in broad variety of physical and operating environments, but physical and operating environments, but segregated, dedicated preferred segregated, dedicated preferred • Critical planning and design parameters: • Critical planning and design parameters: – Ability to safely support rapid, reliable services – Ability to safely support rapid, reliable services – Safe rapid transit vehicle access – Safe rapid transit vehicle access – Identity, aesthetics – Identity, aesthetics A N AECOM C OMPANY

Arterial Bus Lanes, Median Transitway Transitway Arterial Bus Lanes, Median Arterial Bus Lanes, Median Transitway Vancouver: 98B Vancouver: 98B Boston: Silver Line Boston: Silver Line A N AECOM C OMPANY

Bus/Transitway Transitway on Freeway ROW on Freeway ROW Bus/ Bus/Transitway on Freeway ROW Median Median Houston: Houston: Transitways Transitways Shoulder Shoulder Brisbane: SE Busway Brisbane: SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

Busway on Railroad ROW Busway on Railroad ROW Busway on Railroad ROW Pittsburgh: East (MLK) Busway Pittsburgh: East (MLK) Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

Elevated Sections Elevated Sections Elevated Sections Runcorn, UK , UK Runcorn A N AECOM C OMPANY

Tunnels Tunnels Tunnels Brisbane: SE Busway Brisbane: SE Busway Seattle: CBD Bus Tunnel Seattle: CBD Bus Tunnel A N AECOM C OMPANY

Running Way Guidance Running Way Guidance Running Way Guidance Mechanical Mechanical Leeds, UK Leeds, UK Optical Optical Rouen, France Rouen, France A N AECOM C OMPANY

Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles • Rubber-tired, steered and/or guided • Rubber-tired, steered and/or guided • Variety of sizes through 80+ feet • Variety of sizes through 80+ feet • Conventional buses or special BRT • Conventional buses or special BRT vehicles vehicles • Environmentally friendly • Environmentally friendly – Low emissions – Low emissions – Quiet – Quiet A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT Vehicle Options BRT Vehicle Options BRT Vehicle Options Conventional Conventional Van Hool Hool 300AG 300AG Van Zuidtangent Zuidtangent Amsterdam Amsterdam Specialized Specialized Irisbus Irisbus Civis Civis Clean- -Diesel/Electric Diesel/Electric Clean Las Vegas MAX Las Vegas MAX A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT Vehicles BRT Vehicles BRT Vehicles Well- - Lit, Open, Quiet Interior Lit, Open, Quiet Interior Well Well- Lit, Open, Quiet Interior Van Hool Van Hool 300AG 300AG A N AECOM C OMPANY

Fare Collection Fare Collection ? Needs to facilitate multiple stream Needs to facilitate multiple stream ? ? Needs to facilitate multiple stream boarding boarding boarding - Off Off- -board (preferred) board (preferred) - - Off-board (preferred) - On On- -board multi board multi- -point payment point payment - - On-board multi-point payment - Significant pass utilization Significant pass utilization - - Significant pass utilization ? Integrated with but may not be the same Integrated with but may not be the same ? ? Integrated with but may not be the same as for local bus system as for local bus system as for local bus system A N AECOM C OMPANY

Off– –Board Fare Collection Options Board Fare Collection Options Off Off–Board Fare Collection Options Access Control: Magnetic Card Access Control: Magnetic Card Bogota: : Transmilenio Transmilenio Bogota Proof- Proof -of Payment: TVM of Payment: TVM Paris: Val de Marne Paris: Val de Marne A N AECOM C OMPANY

ITS ITS ITS • Automatic vehicle location Automatic vehicle location • • Automatic vehicle location • Passenger information Passenger information • • Passenger information • Safety, security Safety, security • • Safety, security • Signal priority Signal priority • • Signal priority • Communications Communications • • Communications • Fare collection Fare collection • • Fare collection • Vehicle guidance and control Vehicle guidance and control • • Vehicle guidance and control A N AECOM C OMPANY

Central Control Room Central Control Room Central Control Room Vehicle Location, Service Supervision Vehicle Location, Service Supervision Vehicle Location, Service Supervision Brisbane SE Busway Brisbane SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

Station Security Station Security Station Security Brisbane SE Busway Brisbane SE Busway A N AECOM C OMPANY

Passenger Information Passenger Information Passenger Information On Board Paris: Val de Marne Busway At Stations At Stations LA: Metro Rapid Bus LA: Metro Rapid Bus A N AECOM C OMPANY

Service Plan Service Plan Service Plan • All All- -day, Frequent Service day, Frequent Service • • All-day, Frequent Service – 8 8- -10 Minutes Or Better In Peaks 10 Minutes Or Better In Peaks – – 8-10 Minutes Or Better In Peaks • No Schedule Needed No Schedule Needed • • No Schedule Needed • Simple Route Structure Simple Route Structure • • Simple Route Structure – Direct, Easy To Understand Direct, Easy To Understand – – Direct, Easy To Understand • Use BRT Flexibility Use BRT Flexibility • • Use BRT Flexibility – Maximize Directness, Minimize Transfers Maximize Directness, Minimize Transfers – – Maximize Directness, Minimize Transfers A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT Service Plan Options: Simple End BRT Service Plan Options: Simple End BRT Service Plan Options: Simple End All- -day, local all day, local all- -(limited) stop trunk line (limited) stop trunk line All Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Local A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT Service Plan Options BRT Service Plan Options BRT Service Plan Options ? ? Base: All Base: All- -day, local all day, local all- -stop trunk line stop trunk line ? ? Overlay: Peak only or all- Overlay: Peak only or all -day express services day express services Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Station Local Express Express A N AECOM C OMPANY

BRT Service Plan Options: BRT Service Plan Options: BRT Service Plan Options: Most Complex Most Complex Most Complex Integrated Neighborhood Circulation, Line-Haul ? ? B ase: all B ase: all- -day, day, local all- local all -stop stop trunk line trunk line ? Peak- -only or all only or all- - ? Peak day integrated day integrated services services Integrated Neighborhood Circulation, Line- Haul All Stops, Local Trunk Line A N AECOM C OMPANY

Conveying System Identity & Image Conveying System Identity & Image Conveying System Identity & Image • Vehicles: Vehicles: • • Vehicles: – Design, colors, graphics, signage Design, colors, graphics, signage – – Design, colors, graphics, signage • Stops, Stations, Terminals: Stops, Stations, Terminals: • • Stops, Stations, Terminals: – Design, colors, graphics, signage, Design, colors, graphics, signage, – – Design, colors, graphics, signage, materials materials materials • Running Ways: Running Ways: • • Running Ways: – Barriers, pavement markings/materials/ Barriers, pavement markings/materials/ – – Barriers, pavement markings/materials/ colors, graphics, signage, landscaping colors, graphics, signage, landscaping colors, graphics, signage, landscaping A N AECOM C OMPANY