Boston finds itself at a crossroads. The metropolitan area is in dire need of bold, modern, resilient, but also cost-efficient transit solutions to improve and complement our existing system. The record-level snowfall in 2015 and other extreme weather events are harsh reminders of this longstanding reality. Metropolitan area planners have included BRT in a number…
Topic: Public Transport
O BRT TransCarioca, no Rio de Janeiro, é o segundo dos quatro corredores de Bus Rapid Transit projetados para a cidade a ser inaugurado. Em operação desde junho de 2014, este corredor cria a primeira ligação transversal da Capital, integrando-se a linhas de metrô e trem e atendendo bairros consolidados, mas historicamente carentes de sistemas de transporte…
The Ndovu/A104 BRT project in Nairobi is currently on a trajectory to become a world‐class BRT project. The highest quality BRT systems are designed around a good service plan. A service plan determines where the BRT routes will go, how big stations will need to be, and how many passengers a BRT system will attract….
BRT systems are growing rapidly, bringing comfortable, fast, high quality transport to millions of people in some of the world’s fastest growing nations, at a fraction of the cost of metro and light rail. 1,849 of the 2,580 km of true BRT corridors have been built in the last ten years, with sweeping growth in many countries around…
Em agosto de 2014, aconteceu a oficina “Ruas completas ao longo do Transcarioca”, uma iniciativa do ITDP Brasil em parceria com a Secretaria de Conservação da Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro (SECONSERVA). A oficina teve como objetivo analisar o entorno de duas estações do BRT Transcarioca, Cardoso de Moraes/Viúva Garcia e Mercadão, de acordo com os…
Chennai is a city at the cross roads between history and development, with the potential to develop into a global and cultural center that provides improved quality of life to its people. This improved quality of life can be provided through high quality transit systems that not only provide connectivity, but also ensure safety, comfort,…
ITDP India Regional Director Shreya Gadepalli presented at a workshop on BRT in India, held in June 2014 in Indore, India. Download this presentation
ITDP has decided to promote public discussion on the future redevelopment of Modal Transfer Centers (CETRAM) Mexico City, to spread the work “Megacentralidades: Proposal CETRAM integration of urban development in Mexico City.” This proposal is based on the analysis of 49 CETRAM three scales (urban network, radius of influence and building), and from this, three…
The Bike-Share Planning Guide establishes many important metrics and principles for evaluating bike-share systems around the world. Although each city makes bike-share its own, adapting it to the local context, many of the most successful systems share certain common features. The Guide provides important standards and insights into best practices for building bike-shares, and this infographic…