Bus Rapid Transit

Different School’s of Thoughts Car Oriented Approach Public Oriented Approach Spaced Required for same amount of Passenger Based on Avg. occupancy 1.6 Passengers/Vehicle BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) SYSTEM BRT Features for Effective Implementation • Exclusive bus lanes • Traffic signal priority for buses • Smart fare collection system that speeds up the boarding process • Same-level boarding platform and bus floor • Effective, clearly designated off-street facilities to handle increased numbers of buses in the central business district • Hierarchical system of services • Supportive land use policy BRTS Around the Globe Source: Embarq Need of Integration • For due patronage to Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in terms of ridership • For door-to-door service • For reduction in travel time • To decrease the out pocket cost • Providing services to new areas or new communities and to more people • To enhance comfort level and safety to commuters & to eliminate wasteful duplication • To increase the desirable modal share • To provide better service to existing and future demand BRT System with Modal Integration (e.g. Bicycle parking, Taxi stations, Easy transfers between public transport systems) Curitiba, Beijing ,Hangzhou, Kunming, Nagoya, Taipei, Adelaide ,Brisbane Sydney, Paris ,Amsterdam ,Edinburgh, Ottawa, Pittsburgh ,Bogota Modes Used For Integrated Public Transport System Public Transport (PT) Modes • Medium & Mini Size Bus Paratransit Modes • Van/Mini-Vans • Taxi/Share Taxi • Dial-a-ride Taxi/ Radio Taxi • Auto Rickshaw • Tempo Non Motorised Transport (NMT) Modes • PediCabs/Cycle Rickshaw • Bicycle Paratransit • Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. Typically mini-buses, mini vans , share taxis and dial-a ride taxis are used to provide paratransit services. • essential part of passenger public transportation • comprises mostly small−vehicle, low−performance services that are privately operated • paratransit transport sector has burgeoned throughout the rapidly growing cities, filling the gap of inadequate public transport Roles and Benefits of Paratransit as Feeder • Mobility and Development Services to captive riders Bus services are not regular • Source of employment employment for hundreds of thousands of unskilled, young men coming from rural areas • Complementarity enhance mobility by compensating for the absence of functional road hierarchies • Efficient Low Cost Services No−frill services keep costs low • Market Responsiveness easily alter schedules, routes, and operating practices in response to shifting market conditions Concept of Integration of Paratransit & BRT For Jaipur Feeder Route BRT Line Feeder Route BRT Line Paratransit in Jaipur (Source: RTO, Jaipur) Mode Share Source: Wilbursmith Characteristics of the Paratransit Source: Primary Survey,2009 Access & Egress Pattern at BRT Stops Access Egress Source: Primary Survey Feeder Route For Paratransit •Based on Operator and User Cost •Covering Maximum Stops •Optimal Headway & Passenger Load Paratransit Index=46.70 Accessibility Index=51.0 City transport supply Index=11.11 Feeder Routes Jaipur Jothwada BRT Ambawadi Feeder Routes Feeder Routes Chomu Circle Chomu Circle BRT Sensitivity Analysis FEEDER Integration Policy SERVICE •Institutional Integration •Physical Integration FEEDER •Operational Integration SERVICE Passenger Demand for the horizon years 2009 & 2014 in Different Scenario Johannesburg REYA-VAYA BRT Public Transport modal share • Population 3,888,180 • Minibus Taxi 72% • Train 14% • Bus 9% What Makes Rea Vaya a “World Class BRT System?” Phase 1A:strarted, August 30,2009 BRT Corridor :25.5km between Soweto and Johannesburg city centre City ,23 stations completed Ridership:18 000 passengers / day CONCLUSIONS • The paratrnasit (Vikram / TataMagic) are the appropriate mode as feeder for BRT Jaipur being economical, easily accessible and having significant mode sahre. • The present operation of the paratrasit in the cities need to be regulated and organised with a view to supplement the BRT system to improve the access, comfort, safety of passengers and the environment. • It is essential for transport planners that paratransit must be incorporated fully into the overall transport network of the city to provide a much−needed complementary role, particularly for the captive riders. •Transport decision−makers and managers should develop the knowledge base, tools and techniques to more rationally plan and regulate paratransit transport in order to maximize its inherent economic advantage vis−a−vis existing and planned public transport. •Integration of paratransit with BRT system will be helpful in creation of a climate of community opinion supportive to BRT system as majority of public uses paratransit in Indian cities. •The future of successful BRT implementation in developing countries is linked to some degree to the coordinated efforts of stakeholders (SPV and Private Operators) involved in BRT planning to visualize a common future with vision “mobility for all”. 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