Www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/publications/files/lightrailvsbus.pdf. Onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conferences/2012/LRT/LHenry.pdf. Village Technology - SMRrTram - SMRTram - downtown people-mover - pedestrian mobility - Smartram. The Bidirectional Guidelane is the dedicated right-of-way for the SMARTram 21 streetcars. Its narrow footprint would typically replace the curbside parking on one side of a city street. Other configurations are possible as well: for example, in the center median of a boulevard type streetscape, as shown below.
The guidelane is separated from other traffic by a low curb with reflectors or other means of identification. Emergency vehicles can easily cross the curb if necessary. The guidelane is designed to reduce pedestrian or vehicular intrusions which would require the streetcars to slow or stop. At the same time, pedestrians and vehicles are free to cross it--generating minimal impact on normal street and sidewalk activities. The guidelane provides a single, fixed-rail which provides steering to the streetcars. How would a SMARTram 21 system fit into your downtown? The Bidirectional Guidelane is the dedicated right-of-way for the SMARTram 21 streetcars. Advocating better & environmentally sound public transports. Dual-mode bus. This article concerns buses that can operate from two independent fuel sources. For other hybrid technologies, see Hybrid bus or Fuel cell bus Boston Neoplan AN460LF dual-mode trolleybus, operating in diesel mode (with its trolley poles lowered) A dual-mode bus is a bus that can run independently on power from two different sources, typically electricity from overhead lines (in a similar way to trolleybuses) or batteries, alternated with conventional fossil fuel (generally diesel fuel).
In contrast to other hybrid buses, dual-mode buses can run forever exclusively on their electric power source (wires). Several of the examples listed below involve the use of dual-mode buses to travel through a tunnel on electric overhead power. Examples[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Guided bus. The guide wheel of a guided bus in Mannheim, Germany A Fastway bus in the guided bus lane on Southgate Avenue, Crawley, West Sussex Guided buses are buses steered by external means, usually on a dedicated track or roll way that excludes other traffic, permitting the maintenance of schedules even during rush hours.
On kerb-guided buses (often abbreviated to KGB) small guide wheels attached to the bus engage vertical kerbs on either side of the guideway. These guide wheels push the steering mechanism of the bus, keeping it centralised on the track. Away from the guideway, the bus is steered in the normal way. History[edit] Only a few examples currently exist, but more are proposed in various countries. The first guided busway in the United Kingdom was in Birmingham, branded as Tracline 65, 1,968 feet (600 m) long, experimentally in 1984. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway between Cambridge and St Ives is the world's longest guided busway.[2] Rubber-tyred "trams" (trolleybuses)[edit]
Bus rapid transit. TransMilenio buses in Bogotá, Colombia Bus rapid transit (BRT, BRTS) is a bus-based mass transit system. A true BRT system generally has specialized design, services and infrastructure to improve system quality and remove the typical causes of delay. Sometimes described as a "surface subway", BRT aims to combine the capacity and speed of light rail or metro with the flexibility, lower cost and simplicity of a bus system.[1][verification needed] To be considered BRT, buses should operate for a significant part of their journey within a fully dedicated right of way (busway) to avoid traffic congestion. In addition, a true BRT system will have most of the following elements: The first BRT system was the Rede Integrada de Transporte ('Integrated Transportation Network') in Curitiba, Brazil, which entered service in 1974.
Etymology[edit] History[edit] In 1995, Quito, Ecuador, opened trolleybus BRT. The first BRT in Asia, TransJakarta, opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, in January 2004. (e.g. List of buses. Expresso Tiradentes. El Expresso Tiradentes es un sistema de autobús expreso o autobús de tránsito rápido en la ciudad Brasileña de São Paulo. El sistema inicial a lo largo de su construcción se ha adaptado para su uso actual se compone de Autobuses articulados, que no interfieren con el resto del tráfico urbano ya que utilizan carriles exclusivos, incluso viaductos exclusivos propios desarrollados para este sistema de transporte.[1] Estación Parque Dom Pedro II en el centro de la ciudad.
Se trata de un sistema de transporte de mediana capacidad, cuya construcción se inició a mediados de 1997, el trabajo tuvo inicio tras la elección del alcalde Celso Pitta bajo el nombre de Fura Fila. Durante la administración de Marta Suplicy, a mediados de 2001, su nombre fue cambiado a Paulistão. Después de 10 años de construcción dondé se produjeron cambios en el proyecto hubo la inauguración del primer tramo en 2007, por el alcalde Gilberto Kassab.
Basado en autobuses eléctricos[editar] Véase también[editar] Curitiba's Bus System is Model for Rapid Transit | Reimagine! Bus systems provide a versatile form of public transportation with the flexibility to serve a variety of access needs and unlimited range of locations throughout a metropolitan area. Buses also travel on urban roadways, so infrastructure investments can be substantially lower than the capital costs required for rail systems. As a result, bus service can be implemented cost-effectively on many routes. Yet, despite the inherent advantages of a bus service, conventional urban buses inching their way through congested streets don’t win much political support. The essence of a Bus Rapid Transit is to improve bus operating speed and reliability on arterial streets by reducing or eliminating the various types of delay. The bus system of Curitiba, Brazil, exemplifies a model Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, and plays a large part in making this a livable city.
Buses running in the dedicated lanes stop at cylindrical, clear-walled tube stations with turnstiles, steps, and wheelchair lifts. List of buses. Implementation of bus rapid transit by country. This page describes the implementation of bus rapid transit in different countries, and gives operational and historical details by country, as well as giving details of confirmed plans or proposals for new BRT systems. Africa[edit] Nigeria[edit] Lagos State Government is building a BRT system for the Lagos Mega City Area. The first phase of the project has been completed. [1] [2] It is expected operate on eight routes on special BRT Lanes running through the city but will expand its operation. First phase of the Lagos BRT to run from Mile 12 through Ikorodu Road and Funsho Williams Avenue up to CMS is now in operation (officially commissioned on March 17, 2008). It is projected that the system will carry up to 10,000 passengers per direction per hour during peak travel hours.
The LAMATA BRT corridor is about 22 kilometres in length. It is the cheapest to develop in the world costing only $1.6 million/km for the 22-km route. South Africa[edit] Tanzania[edit] Americas[edit] Argentina[edit] Www.publictransit.us/ptlibrary/specialreports/sr1.curitibaBRT.pdf. Las_vegas_final_report.pdf. Web.archive.org/web/20061124082742/ Www.lta.gov.sg/ltaacademy/pdf/24_Breithaupt_LatestDevelopmentsInBRT.pdf. Www.cepal.org/transporte/noticias/bolfall/2/48952/FAL-312-WEB.pdf. Wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2-BRT-Estado-y-Tendencias.pdf. Www.tc.gc.ca/media/documents/programs/cs71e-hybridbuses.pdf. Www.calgarytransit.com/sites/default/files/reports/brt_report.pdf. Www.codatu.org/wp-content/uploads/Bus-rapid-or-light-rail-transit-for-intermediate-cities-F.-KUHN.pdf. List of bus rapid transit systems - encyclopedia article about List of bus rapid transit systems.
This is a list of bus rapid transit systems that are either currently in operation or have begun construction. Africa Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria : Lagbus In service; first BRT operational in Africa. South Africa Cape Town, South Africa : The City's MyCiTi BRT system started operations in May 2010, just before the 2010 World Cup. Its first service was a shuttle from the Airport to the CBD. The initial Phase 1A trunk and feeder services started operating in May 2011. Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam has already started constructing a highway for BRT system in place. 27km have been constructed in the major city of Dar-es-Salaam Morogoo Rd. Uganda Kampala, Uganda: Planning to introduce BRT system in Kampala by 2014.
Asia China Guangzhou BRT in China More than 30 projects are being implemented or studied in China in some big cities. Xiamen BRT in China Notes India Ahmedabad BRTS at night Delhi BRTS Jaipur BRTS BMTC'sVolvobusesareapopularmodeofcommutingwithinBangalore.[10] Existing BRT Systems with segregated lanes Iran. Evaluacion BRT - LRT. Tratamiento - Uso Eficiente de la Energía en el Transporte de Cargas y Pasajeros Parte 12 - Ultima Parte. 1.1. Introducción En funcionamiento del Sector Transporte en Argentina en cada uno de los Escenarios, exige realizar Inversiones y Gastos de Operación y Mantenimiento. El cálculo de estos conceptos tiene por objetivo conocer, aproximadamente, las implicancias de las hipótesis asumidas al plantear cada Escenario. En especial que costo tendría el Escenario de Mitigación (que es el de menores emisiones de efecto invernadero) respecto del Escenario Base (o de mayores emisiones de efecto invernadero).
Como el modo Carretero de Transporte consume aproximadamente el 90% de la energía de todo el sector (y por ende emite, por lo menos el 90% de los gases de efecto invernadero) los cálculos de costos y gastos se circunscriben a aquel Modo de Transporte. Por otra parte, por lo antes señalado, se ha supuesto que los Modos de Transporte (Ferrocarril, Subterráneo, Aéreo y Acuático) sean similares en ambos Escenarios. Los conceptos que se analizan son los siguientes: 1.2. Donde: 1.3. Iv) El costo total 1. Www.volvobuses.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/VBC/Mexico - ILF/Downloads/Volvo Sistemas HLS.pdf.