Changing Lanes: Children's play inspired by BRT capability to tie the city together
Planning, communities, and consensus were the topics of a play, Changing Lanes, put on by Boston’s Neighborhood School, where the students showed how different interests and ideas clash, and attempt to reconcile, in deciding how to improve the transportation system in fictional Fairview Junction. Transportation changes were on the students’ minds since the beginning of […]
Jaime Allen
Nicolas Badiola
Belen Barriga
Carlos Bueno
Owen Bull
Jaime Soza
Ignacio Tiznado
Postdoctoral Research Position in Sustainable Urban Mobility
The Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics (DTEL) at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, host of the BRT Centre of Excellence (www.brt.cl) and key member of the Centre for Sustainable Urban Development – CEDEUS (www.cedeus.cl), is currently looking for a post doctorate or experienced researcher to join our research group starting around […]
The Myth That Everyone Naturally Prefers Trains to Buses
When you focus on what really matters—service—much of the difference actually disappears. Source: CITYLAB – By: Eric Jaffe (Febraury 23rd, 2015) Take a look at the image above. This rendering represents modern bus rapid transit service. The BRT vehicle travels in its own separate lane, free from the constraints of traffic congestion or traffic lights. […]
Yichang, China Wins 2016 Sustainable Transport Award
Source: ITDP (January 13th, 2016) New BRT system, public spaces, parking reform, cycling and pedestrian improvements win Yichang the award. Moscow, Russia and Rosario, Argentina receive honorable mention. Yichang, a mid-sized Chinese city located along the Yangtze River, the site of the Three Gorges Dam, is looking to the future with a focus on cycling, […]
Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective (Book)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Answering BRT’s Biggest Questions: Interview to BRTCoE's book editors
Source: The City Fix – part I (January 27, 2016 ) & part II (January 28, 2016 ) – By: Ryan Winstead and Alex Rogala On January 11, 2016 the BRT Center of Excellence launched a new book called “Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit.” The new resource provides researchers, students and decision makers an […]
The impact of bus rapid transit on housing price and accessibility changes in Sydney: a repeat sales approach.
Abstract New public transport infrastructure is expected to improve the accessibility for local residents, and thus contribute to the land value uplift. The contribution that a bus rapid transit (BRT) system can make to land value uplift is less certain than for rail based systems with the literature mostly containing bus-based examples from developing countries […]
Rail Transit Ridership – A Station-Area Analysis of Boston’s MBTA
Event Wrap Up: General Assembly at TRB16
Our General Assembly this year was held on Tuesday January 12th, at the EMBARQ office at Washington DC. Assistants had the chance to observe and give feedback to the progress reached by the projects in the Centre. This years’ participants were: Aimee Gauthier – ITDP Amit Bhatt – WRI India Anders Brännström – VREF Anqi Zhao – WRI Carlos Bueno […]
Fare structures (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Road safety impacts of BRT and busway features (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
BRRT adding an R for reliability (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
The TRESIS approach to population synthesis and spatial micro simulation
Book Summary Generate and Analyze Multi-Level Data Spatial microsimulation involves the generation, analysis, and modeling of individual-level data allocated to geographical zones. Spatial Microsimulation with R is the first practical book to illustrate this approach in a modern statistical programming language. Get Insight into Complex Behaviors The book progresses from the principles underlying population synthesis […]
BRT as a tool for negotiated re-regulation (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Designing bus concession contracts (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Densificación residencial e integración social en torno a estaciones de transporte masivo (in Spanish)
Propuesta desarrollada en el marco del Concurso de Políticas Públicas UC 2015, publicada en el libro Propuestas para Chile 2015. El artículo aborda la densificación e integración socioespacial en torno a la infraestructura de transporte público. Se evalúa la disposición a densificar con integración de los actores relevantes, para lo que se clasifican las estaciones […]
Data challenges: more behavioural and (relatively) less statistical – a think piece.
Abstract The study of traveller behaviour has blossomed into a multi-disciplinary array of theories, methods and data paradigms aimed at improving our understanding of drivers of passenger and freight movement. While progress continues unabated, there remains the challenge of extracting more behavioural richness out of the way in which we work to understand the nuances […]
A simplified and practical alternative way to recognise the role of household characteristics in determining an individual’s preferences
It is common practice in choice modelling to include the socioeconomic characteristics of other members of a household in the utility expressions associated with the preferences of a particular individual. By including household descriptors, the analyst is assuming that other household members can influence the choices made by the household as if the preference weights […]
Preferences for BRT and light rail (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Assessing corridor performance (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
The path toward integrated systems (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Managing drivers and vehicles for cost-effective operations in regulated transit systems (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Our book has been launched!
More than one hundred attendees from five different continents joined the BRT Center of Excellence as we launched our book last Monday January 11th, in the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) held at Washington D.C.. After 5 years of hard work, the book “Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit” is […]
Designing a BRT based network under integrated operations (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
FMS-TQ: combining smartphone and iBeacon technologies in a transit quality survey.
Global overview of BRT and bus corridors (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Institutional design and regulatory frameworks (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Looking forward (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Rainbow BRT Opens New Section, Wins National Acclaim
Source: ITDP (December 4th, 2015) Just months into operations, the Rainbow BRT in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, India is moving a whopping 67,000 commuters per day and receiving widespread attention. The high ridership is proof of the comfort of the system, and surveys show that passengers find taking the bus very convenient. On November 28, 2015, […]
The promise of BRT (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Conflict over public space (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
User preferences and route choice (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Strategic participation for change (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Network governance through time: the case of London´s public transport system
Opportunities provided by automated data collection systems (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Inertia and shock effects on mode choice panel data: implications of the Transantiago implementation
The mode choice process, especially in the case of commuter trips, reflects the strong tendency people have to simplify the assessment of their options when confronted with successive wellknown decisions. Thus, it is common to repeat the “habitual” choice over time involving a potentially important inertia element. However, while inertia effects increase the probability of maintaining the same choice […]
Designing BRT oriented development (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
Passenger information systems (book chapter)
Book Summary Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors bring expertise […]
The Loop Link Bus Rapid Transit System Launches This Sunday
Source: Streets Blog Chicago – by John Greenfield (December 14th, 2015) The long-awaited Loop Link bus rapid transit corridor, featuring dedicated bus lanes, limited stops, island stations, and other timesaving features, will begin operations this Sunday, December 20. Whether the new system is deemed to be a success or a failure by Chicagoans will be […]
Launch of our book at TRB
Our book «Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit» will be launch at the 95th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The book provides an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors from both developed and developing countries bring expertise […]
Valuing crowding in public transport systems using mixed SP/RP data: the case of Santiago
Abstract This paper presents the valuation of comfort in public transportation using mixed Stated Preferences (SP) and Revealed Preferences (RP) data. In this case, comfort is measured mainly as the level of crowding in the vehicles (bus or train) using the in-vehicle passenger density (pax/m2 ). To value comfort we use a stated preference survey […]
Chris Zegras spoke at the Chilean Chamber of Construction
In the IV International Urban Regeneration Conference: Towards an smart, sustainable and social inclusive urban development, member of our BRT Centre of Excellence, Prof. Chris Zegras of MIT was invited to give a talk and participate in a debate on «Mobility and Urban Regeneration.» The highlight of the event was a keynote speech by former London […]
Opinion Pieces: Starting the road pricing reform process – it is all about the hip pocket and State Treasury revenues
Opinion Pieces: since 2007, Prof. David Hensher has written an opinion column in the Australasian Bus and Coach magazine, where he monthly discusses a lot of different transport-related hot topics. In this section we are revisiting these columns. December 2012 The call for a congestion charge is getting louder and more frequent in many countries […]
