by Dario Hidalgo, EMBARQ's Director of Research & Practice

1. Status of the BRT Industry Dario Hidalgo Luis Gutierrez Luis A. Lindau EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport BRT-ALC Center of Excellence Meeting Washington DC, January 25, 2010

2. BRT in numbers 2010 120 cities with BRT Systems and Bus Corridors 280 corridors 4,335 km 6,683 stations 30,000 buses 26.8 million passengers per weekday 1% of the world´s urban population (2010) 1.4 times the combined population of New York and Newark (2010)

3. Rapid growth of BRT Systems and Bus Corridors in 2010, specially in developing cities 16 cities started operations in 2010 (13% growth) China (4), Indonesia (4), Colombia (2), India, Thailand, Mexico, Perú, UK, Canada 21 corridors; 396 km; 464 stations; 2,047 buses 1.4 million passengers per weekday (5% growth) 7 cities expanded corridors in 2010, 125 km 49 new cities with corridors under construction 16 cities expanding their corridors 31 new cities in planning stages

5. Iteresting developments 2010 Government Agencies – moving from corridors to integrated systems – e.g. Santiago, Sao Paulo, Bogota, León Growing Public Private Partnerships PPP for systems operation Increased support from the national level - programs in Mexico, Colombia, India, Indonesia, France, US Interest of manufacturers in BRT, new buses from India, Indonesia and China - complement the high bus production of Brasil Fare collection, control, user information systems technologies consolidated

6. Salient issues Poor understanding on what is BRT Institutional and financialrisks– poorcontracting, institutional set ups and fareleveldefinitionmechanisms “The bus industry needs a ‘wake-up’ call. The opportunities are extensive, but the industry is far too traditional (often complacent), often lacking lateral thinking and not pro-active enough.” Hensher D. “A bus-based transitway or light rail? Continuing the saga on choice versus blind commitment” Road & Transport Research, Vol 8 No 3 September 1999. Strongpreferencebydecisionmakersforrailalternativeswithoutadequatealternativesanalyses Hot debates in Curitiba, Bogotá, Quito, Lima, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Washington DC, Sydney…

7. Whatis a Bus Rapid TransitSystem? “Is a flexible, rubber-tired form of rapid transit that combines stations, vehicles, services, running ways and ITS elements into an integrated system with strong identity” TCRP Report 90 – Bus Rapid Transit – Volume 2: Implementation Guidelines 2003 “It is a high quality public transport system, oriented to the user that offers fast, comfortable and low cost urban mobility” BRT Planning Guide – ITDP, 2007 Photo: Karl Fjelstrom - ITDP

8. Whatis a Bus Rapid TransitSystem? Thisor (and) this?

9. Adapted fromTCRP Report 90 – Bus Rapid Transit – Volume 2: Implementation Guidelines 2003

11. About 120 cities with BRT or busways26.8 million passengers per weekday 280 corridors 4,335 km 6,683 stations 30,000 buses

12. New Cities with BRT/Bus Corridors 2010

14. 22.5 km dedicated busway

15. 26 stations (prepayment, level boarding – some buses, passing lane, up to six platforms)

16. Peak supply: 340 buses/hr/direction

17. 40 routes (in and out the system, no transfers)

18. Peak demand: 26,900 passengers/hr/direction

19. Daily demand: 800,000 pax/per weekdayPhoto by Benjamin Source: http://www.chinabrt.org/en/cities/guangzhou.aspx#

21. 2 Corridors

22. 12.7 km busway (15 km total)

23. 14 stations

24. Peaksupply: 60 buses/hr

25. CommericalSpeed 16 km/h

26. Fleet: 65 buses (estimated, conventional buses 12 m)

27. Ridership: 65,250 pax/day (estimated)Photo: Karl Fjlestrom, ITDP Source: http://www.chinabrt.org/en/cities/hefei.aspx#

29. 16 km exclusive busway (Ciudad Azteca-Tecamac)

30. 21 stations

31. 3 terminals

32. 130,000 pax/day (expected)

33. Proyectedexpansions 2011

34. 21 km (Lechería-Las Américas)

35. 14 km (Chinalhucán-Pantitlán)Photo: http://transeunte.org/tag/mexibus/ Source: http://transporteinformativo.com/pasaje/inicia-operaciones-mexibus-con-63-autobuses-articulados-volvo

37. Route reorganization

38. 10 routes

39. 352 line-km

40. 497 bus stops

41. 200 buses

42. 150,000 pax/day

43. Busway

44. Length 7.1 km

45. 10 stations

46. 20 buses

47. 2,000 pax/day

48. Busways plan 42 kmPhotos: http://www.jaipurjda.org/page.aspx?pid=69 Info: EMBARQ India and http://www.jaipurbus.com/route_map.html

50. 1 corridor

51. 8 km dedicatedbusway (15 km total)

52. 21 stations

53. 20 BRT buses (12 m)

54. 30 feeder buses

55. Estimatedridership 20,000 pax/dayPhotos and Source: http://www.chinabrt.org/en/cities/yancheng.aspx#

57. 1 Corridor, 33 km

58. 24 stations

59. 2 terminals

60. 20 buses (estimated)

61. 27 buses/hour

62. 700 pax/hour/direction

63. 20,000 pax/day

64. 30 km/h commercialspeedSource: http://www.chinabrt.org/en/cities/zaozhuang.aspx#

66. CommercialoperationsstartedSeptember 1, 2010

67. 15.9 km median busway (Sathorn-Ratchaphruek)

68. 12 stations

69. 20 buses, conventionalhighfloor, 1 widedoor

70. Peakridership 1,000 pax/hr

71. Peak buses 14/hour

72. Dailyridership 10,000 pax/day

73. Fare 10 baht (USD 0.33)Photo and information source: http://www.tour-bangkok-legacies.com/bangkok-brt.html Additionalsource: http://www.chinabrt.org/en/cities/bangkok.aspx#

74. East London Transit, UK February 2010. Two Routes (EL1, EL2) 12 buses per hour 47 min trip time Approximate 20 Km, 40 stops, About 18 buses, 9,000 pax/day http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2123.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_London_Transit http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirewiping/4382063978/sizes/m/in/photostream/

76. 1 corridor

77. 2.5 km

78. 5 stations

79. 111 buses

80. 100,000 passengers per weekdayhttp://www.afonteenoticia.com.br/pagina.php?pg=3&id_noticia=1278

82. 13.4 km dedicated busway

83. 15 Stations (prepayment, level boarding)

84. 1 intermediate station,

85. 1 terminal 32.7 km auxiliary corridors (62 km planned)

86. Buses:

87. 92 articulated (18m)

88. 85 large conventional (15m)

89. 107 conventional feeder (12m)

90. Daily demand

91. 32,000 pax (305,000 expected when fully implemented)Photo via transmetro.gov.co Sources: http://transmetro.gov.co/web2010/ Ministry of Transport, Mass Transit Group, Oct 2010

93. Commercialoperation 22 January 2010

94. 8.9 km trunkcorridor

95. 7.7 auxiliarycorridors (25.2 km plan.)

96. 24 stations (levelboarding, prepayment)

97. 80.1 km feederlines

98. Buses

99. 15 Articulated

100. 47 Large Conventional 15m (203 plan.)

101. 69 Conventional feeder (150 plan.)

102. Ridership: 75,000 pax/dayPhoto: http://www.metrolinea.gov.co/ Source: Ministry of Transport, Mass Transit Group, Oct 2010

104. 27 km busways, 80% with overtaking at stations

105. 35 stations, one large central underground station, two terminals

106. 308 articulated buses

107. 319 feeder buses

108. 82,000 pax/day south section (854,000 pax/day expected)

109. 21 km/hour commercial speed Photo: Protransporte, Lima, May 2010 Source: Menckhoff, G., Ochoa, C., Ardila, A. “El Metropolitano de Lima: Implementación y Primeros Resultados de un Nuevo Sistema BRT” CLATPU, Octubre 2010

111. 28.5 km busway

112. 17 stations

113. 25 buses, lowfloor, 25 m

114. Twoadditionalcorridorsplannedfor 2011-2012Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brampton_Zum_1074b.JPG Sources: http://www.brampton.ca/en/residents/transit/zum/Pages/welcome.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCm

115. Systemsexpansions 2010 125 km 3% increase over existing km in 2009

119. Latin American Association Agencies in control of BRT and Integrated Bus Systems – ALASIBRT

120. http://www.embarq.org/en/modernizing-public-transportation

122. Very tight financial planning – non technical user fares, some systems at risk

123. Very high occupancy levels (160 pax/bus standard for articulated buses is not accepted by the users)

124. Early deterioriation of infrastructure (lack of road surface reinforcement or problems in design/construction)

125. Implementation of fare collection systems requires longer time tables and very tight supervision

127. Outstandingissues Whatis BRT ortypes of BRT Comparissonwithalternatives Case studies – technical, institutional, financial, regulatory Collaborations – agencies, providers, NGOs, academicinstitutions

128. ¡Muchas Gracias!