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[email protected] BERGEN TRANSIT COUNTY FACT SHEET STUDY November 2013 What is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)? Bergen BRT: Planning a Better Way to Travel in Bergen County BRT is a new and innovative approach to bus If you live or work in Bergen County, you know it’s getting harder to get around within the county. The Population has grown. service: a transportation system that combines the Roads are more crowded. Commuting patterns have changed, too: close to 60% of our residents now work within the county. speed and efficiency of trains, the flexibility of buses It’s no longer enough for transit services to move people in and out of New York City, and we can no longer keep widening and features and technologies to make the rider’s our roads. We need more efficient, reliable, flexible, and attractive service within Bergen County to create the economic experience faster, friendlier, and more comfortable. development we want. Currently, the average commute time to work for Bergen County residents is nearly 20% higher than the national average.1 Quicker, better travel solutions are BRT high-tech vehicles travel faster, cleaner and more needed. But building new highways (or even lanes) in a efficiently than regular buses. They typically run on region this crowded is rarely practical. We need to get existing roads and highways and sometimes have more out of the infrastructure already in place. their own right-of-way. With their own stations, stops, exclusive lanes and advanced technology, BRT systems Improving public transportation is a great way to achieve bypass congestion, collect fares more efficiently and better travel in Bergen County.