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Tag: Bus Rapid Transit

What Is Bus Rapid Transit? How Dedicated Bus Lanes Keep Cities Moving

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A bustling city street with buses and cars at sunset in a modern urban landscape

Traffic congestion can make public transportation slower and less predictable. Even when buses run on a regular schedule, they can still get caught in the same traffic as every other vehicle on the road. Bus Rapid Transit, commonly called BRT, is designed to address some of those challenges. By combining buses with features such as dedicated lanes, traffic signal priority, and improved boarding areas, BRT systems can help passengers travel more efficiently through busy communities. What Is Bus Rapid Transit? According to the Federal Transit Administration, Bus Rapid Transit is a high-quality bus-based transit system designed to provide fast and… Read more »

Mercedes-Benz Reveals Its Take on the Self-Driving Bus

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Even luxury automakers are taking a stab at the autonomous vehicle market these days. Mercedes-Benz is the latest to throw their hat in the ring with an eye-catching design appropriately named “Future Bus.” Featuring sleek lines and expansive window panes, the design truly does look like the bus of tomorrow. Leave it to Mercedes to make a great-looking vehicle. But the Future Bus is about more than just aesthetics; it’s built to be uncommonly efficient as well. The Future Bus uses Mercedes’ proprietary CityPilot technology that was originally introduced two years ago for the company’s self-driving Actros truck. CityPilot is… Read more »

Detroit Reveals Plans to Revitalize its Ailing Transit System

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In the first half of the 20th century, Detroit was one of the foremost hubs of industry and engineering in the United States. For decades, the Motor City manufactured millions of automobiles for drivers all over the world. Then, the energy crisis of the 1970s forced American automakers to scale back their operations, and the city fell on hard times.  Since then, Detroit has struggled to curb an economic collapse that left the city in bankruptcy in 2013. City planners in Detroit have long identified a slow, fragmented public transit system as one of the chief obstacles to the city’s… Read more »

Connecticut is Pioneering Bus Rapid Transit in America

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Municipal bus systems in America aren’t known for being especially fast. They’re inexpensive and reliable, but if you need a fast mode of transport they’re typically not your best option. In any case, rapid is not an adjective most Americans would be likely to apply to their city’s buses. In other parts of the world however, bus transit is actually quite speedy. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems were first developed in Brazil, and have since been adopted in many other countries in South America, Europe and Asia. So what differentiates a BRT line from the bus transit systems we’re familiar… Read more »

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