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    Transportation Planning (MS372) : Department of Civil Engineering University of Management and Technology Lahore

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    The document discusses Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. It defines BRT as a bus-based transit system that provides metro-level capacity through dedicated bus lanes, off-board fare collection, and frequent service. BRT offers faster, more convenient service than regular buses. It then discusses some key benefits of BRT systems, including travel time savings from separated lanes and priority at traffic signals, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by shifting commuters to high-capacity buses, improved traffic safety by separating bus and vehicle traffic, and increased physical activity for passengers who walk further to BRT stations.

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    The document discusses Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. It defines BRT as a bus-based transit system that provides metro-level capacity through dedicated bus lanes, off-board fare collection, and frequent service. BRT offers faster, more convenient service than regular buses. It then discusses some key benefits of BRT systems, including travel time savings from separated lanes and priority at traffic signals, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by shifting commuters to high-capacity buses, improved traffic safety by separating bus and vehicle traffic, and increased physical activity for passengers who walk further to BRT stations.

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    The document discusses Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. It defines BRT as a bus-based transit system that provides metro-level capacity through dedicated bus lanes, off-board fare collection, and frequent service. BRT offers faster, more convenient service than regular buses. It then discusses some key benefits of BRT systems, including travel time savings from separated lanes and priority at traffic signals, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution by shifting commuters to high-capacity buses, improved traffic safety by separating bus and vehicle traffic, and increased physical activity for passengers who walk further to BRT stations.

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    Transportation planning (MS372)

    SUBMITTED TO: ENGINEER ALI AJWAD


    SUBMITTED BY: MEHRAJ HAMEED
    ID: F2018132089 (A)

    DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING


    UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
    LAHORE
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    BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM (BRT)


    WHAT IS BRT SYSTEM
    Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a first-class bus-based transit system that delivers fast comfortable and
    cost-effective services at metro-level capacities. It does this through the Provision of dedicated
    lanes, with bus-ways and iconic stations ideally associated to the center of the road, off-board fare
    collection, and fast and frequent operations.
    Because BRT contains similar features to a light rail or metro system, it is much more reliable,
    convenient and faster than regular bus services. With the right design, BRT is able to avoid most
    Of the causes of delay that typically slow down regular bus services, like being stuck in traffic
    or line up to pay on board. As a safer, cleaner, and more efficient mode of transport that give
    people more time for their personal lives, BRT is a smart solution to cities urban transport
    challenges.
    As a growing transport solution in both developed and developing countries, BRT and improved
    Bus-way systems already have a combined daily ridership of more than 32 million people in 200
    Cities around the world.

    Why BRT system is Important

    Travel-time savings:
    Dedicated bus lanes that separate BRT buses from mixed traffic, pre-paid boarding and level
    platforms speed up passenger boarding, whilst traffic signal management prioritizes BRT buses.
    High-frequency bus service also minimizes waiting times to help save travel time for
    passengers. These features have a significant positive impact in cities where BRT systems operate.

    GHG and local air pollutant emissions reductions:


    BRT reduces the overall amount of vehicle kilometers travelled (VKT) in a city by shifting
    commuters to high-capacity buses that can carry up to 160 passengers at a time. Setting up a
    new BRT system also provides cities with an opportunity to scrap older, more polluting traditional
    vehicles. The incorporation of modern fuel efficiency technologies into BRT buses and better
    driver training contributes to lower fuel consumption and emissions. Introducing a new BRT
    corridor therefore has major implications not just for GHG emissions, but also for air pollution.
    Around the world, urban buses account for 25% of black carbon emissions from all passenger and
    commercial goods transport vehicles in 2015. Cleaner vehicle technologies and fuels lower the
    concentration of ambient air pollution and reduce the time passengers are exposed to air pollution
    at stations or inside the buses.
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    Traffic Safety Improvements:


    Carrying out BRT frameworks adds to decreases in car accidents and fatalities in a couple of key
    ways. Initial, a general decrease in VKT brings about less drivers out and a more secure vehicle
    climate for drivers, people on foot, and cyclists the same. Second, devoted transport paths diminish
    connection among transports and different vehicles, limiting the danger for car accidents. Finally,
    BRT can change transport drivers' conduct by lessening out and about rivalry with different
    vehicles and giving freedoms to improve driver preparing.

    Increased Physical Activity:


    BRT frameworks additionally increment actual work for travelers, because of the separating of
    BRT terminals, which will in general require longer strolling distances than private vehicles and
    other mechanized methods of transport. Notwithstanding the distance, more limited in general
    travel times make BRT worth the stroll, with travelers across the world reliably traveling through
    the city quicker even with additional time spent getting to terminals.

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