Year Number Capital Running way Fare collection City Project - Agency of of BRT Station character-istics Vehicle styles Propulsion ITS use cost features Methods start vehicles
Basic stops/shelters, Conventional, low Signal manipulation, vehicle On-board, NY5 BRT-Capital District $16.3 enhanced stops, designated floors, enhanced tracking, passenger 1. Albany, N.Y. 2008 12 Mixed-flow arterials cash/coin, Hybrid-electric Transportation Authority million stations, land use policies, aesthetics, passenger information, voice magnetic strip pedestrian-friendly areas amenities annunciation, security
I-75 Northwest Corridor-Georgia Designated stations, Articulated, low floors, Vehicle tracking, passenger Regional Transportation $740 Barrier-separated intermodal terminals, land 2. Atlanta 2015 54 enhanced aesthetics, Off-board Clean diesel information, voice Authority/Cobb Community million HOV lanes use policies, pedestrian- passenger amenities annunciation, security Transit friendly areas
Basic stops/shelters, Signal manipulation, vehicle Silver Line Phase 1- enhanced stops, designated $52 Articulated, low floors, tracking, passenger 3. Boston Massachusetts Bay 2002 17 Mixed-flow arterials stations, intermodal CNG million added doors information, voice Transportation Authority terminals, pedestrian-friendly annunciation areas
Off-board, on- Mixed-flow arterials, Articulated, low floors, Basic stops/shelters, board, barrier- $601 mixed-flow freeways, passenger amenities, Clean diesel, dual Passenger information, voice Boston Silver Line Phase 2-MBTA 2004 32 designated stations, enforced, million at-grade transitways, added doors, luggage mode trolley annunciation intermodal terminals cash/coin, subways racks magnetic strip
Enhanced stops, designated Conventional, low Signal manipulation, vehicle stations, intermodal floors, enhanced tracking, passenger 4. Chicago PARTNER-Pace Suburban Bus n/a 2010 n/a Mixed-flow arterials On-board Clean diesel terminals, land use policies, aesthetics, passenger information, voice pedestrian-friendly areas amenities, branded annunciation, security
Articulated, low floors, Euclid Avenue Corridor-Greater Enhanced stops, dedicated enhanced aesthetics, $168 Mixed-flow arterials, Vehicle tracking, passenger 5. Cleveland Cleveland Regional Transit 2008 20 stations, land use policies, passenger amenities, Off-board Hybrid-electric million dedicated arterials information, security Authority pedestrian-friendly areas added doors, quieter operation Articulated, low floors, Mixed-flow arterials, Off-board, self- Franklin EmX-Lane Transit $24 Designated stations, enhanced aesthetics, Signal manipulation, voice 6. Eugene, Ore. 2007 6 at-grade running service, initially Hybrid-electric District million pedestrian-friendly areas added doors, quieter annunciation ways fare free operation
Articulated, low floors, Precision docking, vehicle Designated stations, land use Pioneer Parkway EmX-Lane $38 Dedicated arterials, at- enhanced aesthetics, Off-board, self- guidance, passenger Eugene, Ore. 2010 4 policies, pedestrian-friendly Hybrid-electric Transit million grade transitways added doors, quieter service information, voice areas operation annunciation, security
Basic stops/shelters, Conventional, Signal manipulation, vehicle New Britain-Hartford Busway- At-grade transitways, enhanced stops, designated articulated, low floors, Hybrid-electric, $458 Off-board, self- tracking, passenger 7. Hartford, Conn. Connecticut Department of 2012 30 grade-separated stations, intermodal enhanced aesthetics, clean diesel, fuel million service information, voice Transportation transitways terminals, land use policies, passenger amenities, cell annunciation, security pedestrian-friendly areas quieter operation
Mixed-flow arterials, Enhanced stops, designated DiRecTionS-Indianapolis dedicated arterials, at- Low floors, enhanced $850 stations, intermodal 8. Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning 2012 n/a grade transitways, aesthetics, passenger To be determined To be determined To be determined million terminals, land use policies, Organization grade-separated amenities pedestrian-friendly areas transitways
Enhanced stops, designated On-board, Signal manipulation, vehicle MAX Main Street BRT-Kansas Low floors, enhanced Kansas City, $21 stations, pedestrian-friendly cash/coin, smart tracking, passenger 9. City Area Transportation 2005 13 Mixed-flow arterials aesthetics, passenger Clean diesel Mo. million areas, real-time signs, kiosks, card, magnetic information, voice Authority amenities, wider aisles maps strip annunciation, security
Signal manipulation, Metropolitan Area Express (MAX)- Articulated, low floors, $20.3 Mixed-flow arterials, Enhanced stops, designated percision docking, vehicle 10. Las Vegas Regional Transportation 2004 10 enhanced aesthetics, Off-board Hybrid-electric million dedicated arterials stations tracking, voice annunciation, Commission of Southern Nevada added doors security
Signal manipulation, vehicle Metro Rapid Program-Los $110 Designated stations, Conventional, On-board, tracking, passenger 11. Los Angeles Angeles County Metropolitan 2000 300 Mixed-flow arterials CNG million pedestrian-friendly areas articulated, low floors cash/coin information, voice Transportation Authority annunciation Enhanced stops, designated Articulated, low floors, Off-board, on- Dedicated arterials, $350 stations, land use policies, enhanced aesthetics, board, self-service, Cehicle tracking, passenger Los Angeles Metro Orange Line-LACMTA 2005 30 grade-separated CNG million pedestrian-friendly areas, wider doors, quieter cash/coin, smart information, transit TV transitways bike paths operation card
Enhanced stops, designated Off-board, self- Metrobus-Center for Sustainable $30 Mixed-flow arterials, Articulated, low floors, Signal manipulation, vehicle 12. Mexico City 2005 90 stations, land use policies, service, cash/coin, Clean diesel Transport in Mexico City million dedicated arterials enhanced aesthetics tracking pedestrian-friendly areas smart card
Basic stops/shelters, $130 enhanced stops, designated Vehicle tracking, passenger South Miami-Dade Busway- million Mixed-flow arterials, Conventional, On-board, 13. Miami 2007 41 stations, land use policies, CNG information, voice Miami-Dade Transit Agency (both dedicated arterials articulated, low floors cash/coin pedestrian-friendly areas, annunciation phases) kiosks
Low floors, enhanced Mixed-flow arterials, Enhanced stops, designated Signal manipulation, vehicle $20 aesthetics, added Off-board, self- 14. Minneapolis Northwest Corridor-Metro Transit 2007 12 dedicated arterials, stations, pedestrian-friendly Hybrid-electric tracking, passenger million doors, quieter service HOV lanes areas information operation
Conventional, low floors, enhanced On-board, Signal manipulation, vehicle San Pablo Rapid-Alameda $14 Basic stops/shelters, 15. Oakland, Calif. 2003 16 Mixed-flow arterials aesthetics, passenger cash/coin, Clean diesel tracking, passenger County Transit million enhanced stops amenities, added magnetic strip information doors
Signal manipulation, Enhanced stops, designated Articulated, enhanced percision docking, vehicle Oakland and $250 Mixed-flow arterials, stations, intermodal aesthetic, added East Bay BRT-AC Transit 2010 30 Off-board Clean diesel guidance, vehicle tracking, Berkeley million at-grade transitways terminals, pedestrian-friendly doors, quieter passenger information, voice areas operation annunciation, security
Articulated, low floors, Telegraph/International Rapid-AC $20 Signal manipulation, Oakland 2007 20 Mixed-flow arterials Enhanced stops enhanced aesthetics, Off-board Clean diesel Transit million passenger information added doors Signal manipulation, vehicle Low floors, enhanced tracking, passenger $3.9 Mixed-flow arterials, Enhanced stops, designated Off-board, smart 16. Orlando, Fla. FlexBus-LYNX 2009 15 aesthetics, passenger To be determined information, voice million at-grade transitways stations, land use policies card amenities, wider aisles annunciation, dynamic response, trip routing
Signal manipulation, vehicle On-board, tracking, passenger OCTA BRT Program-Orange $128.5 Mixed-flow arterials, Enhanced stops, pedestrian- Conventional, low 17. Orange, Calif. 2008 78 cash/coin, CNG information, voice County Transportation Authority million mixed-flow freeways friendly areas, ADA compliant floors magnetic strip annunciation, security, transit TV
Basic stops/shelters, South Busway-Port Authority of $27 Grade-separated Conventional, low 18. Pittsburgh 1977 n/a designated stations, On-board Clean diesel n/a Allegheny County million transitways floors pedestrian-friendly areas
Designated stations, land use Conventional, $113 Grade-separated Hybrid-electric, Pittsburgh East Busway-Port Authority 1983 n/a policies, pedestrian-friendly articulated, low floors, On-board n/a million transitways clean diesel areas, landscaping motorcoaches
At-grade transitways, Designated stations, land use $275 Conventional, low Pittsburgh West Busway-Port Authority 2000 n/a grade-separated policies, pedestrian-friendly On-board Clean diesel n/a million floors, motorcoaches transitways areas, landscaping
Designated stations, land use Conventional, MLK East Busway Extension-Port $68 Grade-separated Hybrid-electric, Pittsburgh 2003 n/a policies, pedestrian-friendly articulated, low floors, On-board n/a Authority million transitways clean diesel areas, landscaping motorcoaches
Basic stops/shelters, Off-board, smart Signal manipulation, vehicle Provo-Orem BRT-Mountainland $80 19. Provo, Utah 2011 15 Mixed-flow arterials intermodal terminals, Articulated card, magnetic Hybrid-electric tracking, passenger Association of Governments million pedestrian-friendly areas strip information
Signal manipulation, vehicle Virginia Street Corrdor-Regional Enhanced stops, designated Articulated, low floors, $21 Mixed-flow arterials, Off-board, self tracking, passenger 20. Reno, Nev. Transportation Commision of 2008 10 stations, land use policies, enhanced aesthetics, To be determined million dedicated arterials service information, voice Washoe County pedestrian-friendly areas quieter operation annunciation, security Basic stops/shelters, Signal manipulation, San Mixed-flow arterials, enhanced stops, designated Articulated, low floors, percision docking, vehicle $163 Off-board, smart 21. Bernardino, SbX-Omnitrans 2010 23 dedicated arterials, at- stations, intermodal enhanced aesthetics, Hybrid-electric guidance, vehicle tracking, million card Calif. grade transitways terminals, land use policies, passenger amenities passenger information, voice pedestrian-friendly areas annunciation, security
Mixed-flow arterials, Enhanced stops, intermodal Signal manipulation, vehicle San Juan, Rio Hondo Corridor-Metropolitan $65 Conventional, low Off-board, 22. 2003 n/a dedicated arterials, terminals, pedestrian-friendly Clean diesel tracking, passenger Puerto Rico Bus Authority million floors magnetic strip HOV lanes areas information, security
Conventional, low Basic stops/shelters, Santa Monica, floors, enhanced On-board, 23. Rapid Blue-Big Blue Bus $7 million 2005 10 Mixed-flow arterials enhanced stops, designated LNG Signal manipulation Calif. aesthetics, passenger cash/coin stations amenities
Vancouver, Basic stops/shelters, On-board, Conventional, low 24. British #97 B-Line-Translink n/a 2002 9 Mixed-flow arterials enganced stops, pedestrian- cash/coin, Clean diesel n/a floors Columbia friendly areas magnetic strip
Designated stations, Signal manipulation, vehicle On-board, $52 Mixed-flow arterials, intermodal terminals, land Articulated, low floors, tracking, passenger Vancouver #98 B-Line-Translink 2001 25 cash/coin, Clean diesel million at-grade transitways use policies, pedestrian- enhanced aesthetics information, voice magnetic strip friendly areas annunciation
Enhanced stops, designated On-board, stations, intermodal Vancouver #99 B-Line-Translink n/a 1996 34 Mixed-flow arterials Articulated, low floors cash/coin, Clean diesel Signal manipulation terminals, land use policies, magnetic strip pedestrian-friendly areas
Signal manipulation, vehicle Articulated, low floors, West Covina, $31.5 Mixed-flow arterials, tracking, passenger 25. Sliver Streak-Foothill Transit 2007 30 enhanced aesthetics, On-board CNG Calif. million semi-dedicated lanes information, voice passenger ameities annunciation, security
Source: Metro Magazine, April 2007