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The Metro Rapid Program was initiated in March 1999 by the MTA's Board of Directors following an initial feasibility study. Staff was directed by the Board to conduct the feasibility study in response to a visit to Curitiba, Brazil by MTA and City of Los Angeles officials.
The Curitiba...
Los AngelesMetro RapidDemonstration Program
July 2001
Metro Rapid was developed and is operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metro Rapid transit priority system was developed and is operated by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation...
Bus Rapid Transit--Elements--Performance--Benefits (PDF)
This slender, tri-fold, color brochure is a product of the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute and the Federal Transit Administration. Written in non-technical language, it is designed to introduce BRT, its...
National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI)
The National Bus Rapid Transit Institute website contains a database of BRT systems in construction and operation.
Industry Associations
American Public Transportation Association (APTA)CalstartBRT Policy CenterEducation and...
One of the primary motivations of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Demonstration Program is to assess the effects of demonstration projects through scientific evaluation. Only by carefully documenting and analyzing the effects of the demonstration programs and their features will it be...
An important component of the BRT Demonstration Program is to evaluate participating projects. The lessons of these evaluations can be applied to the development of other participating projects as well as new projects elsewhere. The first project to be evaluated is Honolulu's CityExpress...
CA
Longbeach, CA Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium Distance Education Technician...