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In addition to improving mobility in the region, Fort Collins, Colo.-based Transfort’s new BRT route, the MAX, will help manage growth and spur economic development.
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The City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba have reached a $138-million funding agreement to build a rapid transit system and dedicated bicycle paths linking south Winnipeg to the downtown Winnipeg area.
Read More →Estimated capital costs for 32 projects total $4.9 billion, or about $154.6 million per project. Fifteen U.S. states, as well as cities in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, are represented.
Read More →With a projected budget of over $416 million, the project encompasses design, construction, land acquisition, and associated utility upgrades to improve transit efficiency and support urban growth.
Read More →More than 50 federal, state and local transit officials representing 10 U.S. cities, including many members of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Consortium, traveled to Curitiba, Brazil, Dec. 10 to 13, 2000.
Read More →Because Everett Transit only serves residents to the city line, the new BRT line will bridge transit service across Everett and south Snohomish County, eliminating an intersection where riders literally have to get off one bus, cross the street and get on another bus.
Read More →Determined cheaper than rail, BRT got its due this week in Detroit and Nashville, Tenn., as they named it their best transit option. Many other cities have come to similar conclusions. However, with high-speed rail being declared “dead” in the press last week, is there an assault on rail projects in general?
Read More →BRT includes features normally associated with subways, such as boarding platforms at the same level as the vehicle, automated fare collection, and more.
Read More →The R-Line is RIPTA’s first Rapid Bus Route scheduled to begin service in January of 2014.
Read More →ART is the first-ever, BRT system in the U.S. to receive award from the ITDP, the highest internationally recognized standard for BRT systems.
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