Top 10 Cities for Bus Rapid Transit in North America - Plus Bonus Mexico City Content
November 24, 2021
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as posted by the channelWe haven't given buses nearly enough love on this channel, so now it's time to look at Bus Rapid Transit, what it is, and which North American cities do it best. Lower capacity than a subway but certainly higher than Tesla Tunnels, BRT is a more affordable, lower-intervention option for cities looking to expand their transit offerings.
Our journey today takes us to:
- Curitiba, Brazil and Bogota, Colombia, to learn from the cities that really put BRT on the map
- Canada, where we look at Ottawa's groundbreaking Transitway and see how that city is settling the bus rapid transit vs. light rail question
- A variety of US cities that have succeeded in implementing BRT, and
- Mexico, to check out the Metrobus, the Mexibus, the Macrobus, and...yeah, lots of services with the word "bus" in them.
It's bus nerd day. Come along for the ride!
Other CityNerd vides referenced in this video:
Key Cities/Stations for HSR in North America
Transit to Beaches, Worldwide
Transit to NFL Stadiums
Transit to Airports in North America
Resources:
Download page for the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy's publication, "The BRT Standard"
ITDP scorecard and rankings
Wikipedia BRT page
Wikipedia CTfastrak page
Photo Credits:
Vine logo By CTran The Vine Fact Sheet, Public Domain,
Swift logo from By The logo is from the following websiteFair use,
TriMet FX logo from the following website
EmX photo By UserCacophony This file was derived fromEugeneEMX.jpg, CC BYSA 2.5,
CT Fastrak photo By Pi.1415926535 Own work, CC BYSA 3.0,
Duquesne Incline video
Pittsburgh Busway photo from
MetroBus map by Secretaria de Movilidad CC BYSA 4.0,
Cablebus photo by Jefatura de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México / Gobierno de la Ciudad de México CC BY 4.0,
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CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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