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Station BRT Homestead Current ($23.5 million) Extension ($36.9 million) Notable features: Utilized former railroad right-of- 4 miles 7.8 miles way to create busway, all shelters are built with Busway ticket 10 Stations 14 Stations unique designs to re ect neighborhood history 10-minute headway 10-minute headway 6 sixty-foot buses 4 sixty-foot buses BOSTON Notable features: BRT system provides free Silver Line ($1.43 billion) rides and every station incorporates public art 9.6 miles 14 Stations Em-X Bus 5-minute headway 17 sixty-foot articulated buses
Notable features: Underground bus right-of-way, glass bus Underground bus station stations, bus station themes including urban renewal, architecture, social life and historic milestones from the CLEVELAND station’s location are incorporated in the design LOS ANGELES Euclid Corridor MetroRapid ($33.86 million) HEALTHLINE ($168.4 million) 42 miles 6.7 miles Average speed: 17.8 mph 21 sixty-foot articulated buses
29% travel savings vs. regular bus 5-minute headway . 11-minute headway Average speed: 12 mph
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