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Metro Rapid Demonstration Program Evaluation Report - Executive Summary

CuritibaMetro RapidKey AttributesPhase I DemonstrationPhase II Expanded1Simple RouteYesYes2Frequent ServiceYesYes3Headway-based SchedulesYesYes4Less Frequent StopsYesYes5Level Boarding and AlightingYesYes6Color-coded Buses and StationsYesYes7Bus Signal PriorityYesYes8Exclusive LanesNoYes9Higher...

Metro Rapid Demonstration Program Evaluation Report - Cover Page

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...

Metro Rapid Demonstration Program Evaluation Report

Cover PageExecutive SummaryIntroductionOperating Speed, LADOT Transit Priority System, Service QualityRidershipCustomer Perceptions and BehaviorService Effectiveness and EfficiencyOperating and Capital CostsMetro Rapid Phase IIAppendix A - Transit Priority System Evaluation Report A-1Appendix B -...

Bus Rapid Transit--Elements--Performance--Benefits

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...

BRT Related Links

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 Center

Education and...

Region 8 Staff Organization

Regional Administrator: Cindy Terwilliger

Deputy Regional Administrator: David Beckhouse Program Management Specialist: Terry Gonzales Administrative Assistant: Jamie Littlefield (Contractor) Regional Counsel: John Lynch (Region-based TCC Staff) Civil Rights Officer - Acting:...

Evaluation Introduction

1. Introduction

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...