BRTCoE Webinar Session (Sept. 24th, 2015) by Karl Fjellstrom, Regional Director, East & Southeast Asia - Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.
2. Yichang
• Central China, site of
Three Gorges Dam,
second largest city in
Hubei Province, after
Wuhan
• Population around 4
million (1.5m urban area)
• ADB loan funded
• International bid won by
ITDP China in 2012 for
planning & design
• Opened 15 July 2015
3. ITDP in East & Southeast Asia
• ITDP’s Chinaoffice has had success in the Asian region in preparing conceptualdesigns for
‘urban developmentdemonstrationcorridors’ which then inspire cities to take action.
Regionalcities where ITDP-China has carried out BRT corridor conceptualdesigns include:
1. Guangzhou ,China (implemented & operational,
http://www.worldbrt.net/en/cities/guangzhou.aspx)
2. Lanzhou, China (implemented and operational,
http://www.worldbrt.net/en/cities/lanzhou.aspx)
3. Yichang, China (opened 15 July 2015, http://itdp-china.org/en/program/brt)
4. Vientiane,Laos PDR (approvedin March 2015 by ADB Board and now the subject of an
approximately$100 millionfinancing package (see http://itdp-
china.org/en/feature/vtbrtmar15, and the ADB Press Release at
http://www.adb.org/news/adb-help-lao-pdr-s-vientiane-set-sustainable-transport-
system-0?utm_source=news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts)
5. Ulaanbaatar,Mongolia(study completed 2011; BRT approved by government in 2015).
6. Manila,Philippines(BRT preliminarydesign for EDSA, Makati,other corridors, in 2015).
7. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (completed 2012, awaitingfinancing approvalby government).
8. Johor Bahru, Malaysia(completed2013 and not yet approved for implementation).
9. Wuhan, Tianjin,Jiuquan (not yet implemented).
4. Brief overview of process applied
by ITDP China in several cities
• Conceptual / preliminary design
(6-9 months, ~$300,000-
600,000)
• Surveys & data collection
• Corridor selection
• Modelling and operations
• Roads, intersections, traffic impact
analysis
• Stations – locations, dimensions,
configuration, operation,
architecture
• Costings; Modal integration
• Consultation & outreach
• Engineering design (6-9 months,
~3% of infrastructure cost)
• Surveys & data collection
• Pipes and utilities
• Bidding, design modifications, final
costings, etc.
• Construction (12-24 months,
including testing/trials)
• Contracting
• Construction of system
components
• Traffic managementduring
construction
• ITS elements, including control
center
• Depot facilities (if needed)
• Parallel with construction
• Bidding procedures
• Final operational design
• Institutional set-up
• Contracting for operations
• Bus procurement
• Communications & outreach
• Operation
5. Yichang timeline
• April 2012: Yichang Mayor, Party
Secretary and senior officials
visit the Guangzhou BRT
• June-December 2012: ITDP-
China BRT conceptualdesign
study carried out as ADB PPTA
• 2013 - engineering design
• 25 February 2014 –
commencementof construction
• 15 July 2015 – commencement
of operation (13km, 22 stations
phase 1)
• October 2015 – commencement
of operation (7km, 11 stns)
• March 2016 – commencement
of operation (3km, 4 stations)
6. Key ITDP staff & consultants in the
Yichang project; ITDP funders
Staff & consultants:
• Xiaomei Duan
• Karl Fjellstrom
• Derek Trusler
• Ma Wenxuan
• Remi Jeanneret
• Xianyuan Zhu
• Pedro Szasz
• Shaokun Liu
• Li Wei
• Ren Bin
• Shanshan Li
• Xianwei Liu
• Chen Dan
• Others
Funders:
• Asian Development Bank
• Climateworks Foundation
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Oak Foundation
• Grantham Foundation
13. Trunk & feeder vs direct-service operations. The Yichang BRT,
like Guangzhou, does not require any transfer terminals,
hubs, or interchanges
Direct-service operations
Trunk & feeder operations
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15.
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17.
18.
19. City overtaking lanes &
substops >75% of
stns
>1 stopping
area >75% of
stations
design
capacity*
>1 stopping
area per
substop
throughput
(pphpd)
year of
throughput
count
Bogota Yes No HIGH No 37,700 2013
Guangzhou Yes Yes HIGH Yes 27,400 2014
Lima Yes No HIGH No 13,950 2011
Cali Yes No HIGH No 11,100 2013
Xiamen No No LOW 8,360 2012
Brisbane Yes Yes HIGH Yes 7,700 2014
Mexico City No Yes MEDIUM 7,550 2013
Zhengzhou No Yes MEDIUM 7,230 2014
Urumqi No Yes MEDIUM 6,950 2013
Chengdu No YES MEDIUM 6,650 2014
Lanzhou Yes Yes HIGH Yes 6,550 2013
Quito No No LOW 6,000 2008
Yichang Yes Yes HIGH Yes 5,400 2015
Jakarta No No LOW 3,400 2013
Beijing No No LOW 2,750 2013
Changzhou No No LOW 2,650 2013
Jinan No No LOW 2,050 2014
Leon No No LOW 1,950 2013
Ahmedabad No No LOW 1,200 2012
Bangkok No No LOW 1,200 2011
Nantes No No LOW 1,200 2011
Paris No No LOW 1,200 2010
Los Angeles Yes Yes HIGH Yes 1,000 2013
Cape Town No (OTyes, SS no) No MEDIUM No 750 2012
Nagoya No No LOW 500 2013* This is an overall estimate of capacity. In some cases cities have a combination of ‘low’ (with only one stopping area per direction) and
‘medium’ (with two stopping areas per direction) stations. Source: data www.worldbrt.net, 8 October 2014, with Yichang added August 2015
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21.
22. Surveys
Boarding and alighting
survey on board
Boarding and alighting
survey on stop
Boarding and alighting
per routeper direction
Boarding and alighting
per routeper direction
per hour
OD matrix by stops
Transfer survey Final OD Demand
Network calibration
Speed survey
Occupancy survey
BRT simulation BRT network
Bus route definition,
itineraries & stops
Time savingBRT routes
definition &
frequency
adjustment
BRT fleet
requirements
Boarding and
alighting at stations
BRT station
dimensioning
BRT station
saturation
Modeling process Network construction
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Frequency survey
Faresystem
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23. Model Calibration
Data collection included:
• Bus speed survey on 58 routes
• Frequency/occupancy survey at 22 locations (bidirectional)
• Transfer survey at 5 locations:
- Yemingzhu, Pinghu, CBD Shangwuzhongxin, Beishanpo,
Yilingguangchang
The boarding/alighting survey is transformed to a stop to stop matrix,
using a fratar distribution model.
The stop to stop matrix is then transformed to OD matrix according to
transfer survey data.
The OD matrix is then adjusted on the network according to occupancy
survey.
24. Model Calibration
New data were collected in 2014:
• Boarding/Alighting survey on 48 routes involving the corridor (on a total of 72 routes)
• Bus speed survey on 58 routes in Jan 2014.
• Frequency/occupancy survey at 47 locations (bidirectional)
The total boards at AM in 2012
(29 routes)
The total boards at AM in 20124
(29 routes)
%
45713 54889 20% increase
25. Onboard Surveys
- 48 routes surveyed of 72
- Routes not surveyed don’t interact with corridorand low frequency
39. TotalOD
Origins Destinations trips/hour percentage
O inside D inside 12409 22%
O inside D outside 9807 17%
O outside D inside 6557 12%
O outside D outside 27702 49%
56475 100%
40. O inside - D inside
Origins Destinations trips/hour percentage
O inside D inside 12409 22%
O inside D outside 9807 17%
O outside D inside 6557 12%
O outside D outside 27702 49%
56475 100%
41. O inside – D outside
O D trips/hour percentage
O inside D inside 12409 22%
O inside D outside 9807 17%
O outside D inside 6557 12%
O outside D outside 27702 49%
56475 100%
42. O outside – D inside
O D trips/hour percentage
O inside D inside 12409 22%
O inside D outside 9807 17%
O outside D inside 6557 12%
O outside D outside 27702 49%
56475 100%
43. O outside – D outside
O D trips/hour percentage
O inside D inside 12409 22%
O inside D outside 9807 17%
O outside D inside 6557 12%
O outside D outside 27702 49%
56475 100%
56. Transfers: 13%
The design did not generates too much transfers, and can be adjusted after
implementation based on real data.
57. 4 BRT route pass on this
link and no BRT routes
connect downtown area
and the south part (south of
Wuyi Guangchang).
58. 6 BRT route pass on this link
and 2 BRT routes go to
downtown area which means
passengers who are from south
part (south of Wuyi Guangchang)
and want to go downtown,
transfer near this link.
59. ITDP proposed to design 1
express line to connect the
south parts to the city down,
which can reduce 1200 trips
transfer per hour (peak hour).
伍家岗
五一广场
桔香花园
宜棉小区
共勤村
批发市场
金东山
艾家嘴
万寿桥
科技馆
北山坡
火车站
91. 1. Modern, elegant and stylish station architecture
complimenting the high standards and quality
of urban design in the City of Yichang
2. Protection, comfort and convenience for transit
customers
3. Open and transparent station environments
4. Assured visibility of arriving and departing
vehicles for passengers catching frequent
transit services
5. Achieving worlds best practice in Bus Rapid
Transit station planning, design, construction
and operations
Project values
154. Yichang BRT implementation organization
• Yichang set up the BRT project leadership office in early 2014.
• General secretary of Yichang is the head of BRT project leadership office.
• Every week will have a project meeting.
• Vice Mayor of Yichang will lead meetings of special issues.
• More than 20 full time staff from related government departments join this BRT
leadership office.
• Related government departments: Yichang City Government, Yichang Investment
Company, Yichang Bus Company, Yichang Traffic Police, Yichang Finance Bureau, Yichang
Construction Commission, underground utilities company, resettlement office, Yichang
city government Publicity office, Xiling district, Wujiagang district and Yiling district.
BRT Project Leadership Office
BRT 项目建设指挥部
Project
management
division
工程管理
Traffic
organization
交通组织
Operational
management
运营管理
Project
Comprehensive
coordination
综合协调
Capital
management
资金管理
Administration
office
综合办公室
155. Yichang BRT financing
Item Billion RMB % Note (billion RMB)
Totalbudget (no
resettlement cost)
1.03
ADB loan 0.64 62%
City funds
(by YichangUrban
Investment
Company)
0.39
38%
Capital:0.078
Loan from local bank:0.312
(ICBC: 0.2044,
Hankou Bank: 0.1076)
173. Yichangreformson-streetparking along BRTcorridor.
500 setback parking spaces eliminated as part of
corridor improvement plan
Yichang has in recent months implemented a major on-street parking
reform program focused along the BRT corridor in Dongshan Avenue.
Roughly half of the 1,000 off-street parking spaces along the BRT corridor
have been removed (see photos below), and the remaining setback parking
is now better managed to eliminate or minimize encroachment on
pedestrian and bicycle facilities. (Setback parking defined as parking in the
area between the edge of the walkway and the building frontage. It does
not include parking on the walkway, which is illegal.)
184. Ongoing NMT improvements
Yichang has commenced implementation of BRT
station area improvements in 12 locations along the
BRT corridor, with landscaping, covered walkways
and public space and further BRT station access
improvements to be implemented in 2015. City
centre covered walkway structures are under
construction. Yichang has improved conditions for
bicycles and pedestrians, with 30km of bike lanes
(part of a planned 220km network), and 700 trees
planted along with 29 new safe pedestrian crossings
and 400 bollards installed along the BRT corridor. A
bike sharing system has been approved and will be
implemented in December 2015.
192. Yichang bike sharing system
• First phase: 27 stations with 645 bikes in the downtown
area. This bike sharing system was approved by the
municipal government and the bidding procedures are
ongoing.
• First coverage area in the downtown will open in December
2015
• The municipal bus company, which is also the BRT system
operator, will manage and operate the system