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After several years of moving in fits and starts, bus rapid transit is beginning to generate some momentum — well, if not momentum, at least serious discussion.
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Equipment delivered under the new $7.45 million contract will allow passengers to pay their fares on the station platforms before the buses arrive instead of onboard.
Read More →The program will deliver construction-ready designs by late 2026 to improve the bus rider experience on portions of up to three of the Westside’s busiest corridors.
Read More →Flexible in the extreme, BRT can be implemented in stages and allowed to develop its ridership over time -- either as an end unto itself or as a prelude to a rail system. That underlying reality is one of BRT's most appealing virtues: even in the most difficult of financial times, small and large metropolitan regions alike still need public transportation.
Read More →Bus rapid transit can work in concert with existing public transportation at a considerable savings over the cost of installing light rail transit, said the study.
Read More →The $20 million project, a 5.6-mile route between Waikiki and Iwilei, will use dedicated lanes on existing roadways for hybrid-electric buses.
Read More →The 8.6-mile segment in the new Brio Rapid Transit System will provide service to local universities, medical centers, and downtown cultural attractions. The FTA provided approximately $13.5 million toward the $27.1 million project for the first segment.
Read More →Featured the demo of a first-of-its-kind global database, developed by the International Energy Agency and EMBARQ, reporting data on all of the world’s BRT systems, including those already in operation and those in the planning.
Read More →Secretary Buttigieg was joined by RTC leadership and members of Nevada’s federal delegation to mark the beginning of construction on the $378 million project that will improve safety and enhance functionality along a 12.5-mile stretch of one of the most important corridors in Southern Nevada.
Read More →The grant for the new RapidRide J Line was funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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