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Think Globally, Ride Locally. There are more than 60 Bus Rapid Transit systems on 6 continents, and 93 other systems in planning stages. Vancouver, British Columbia: In Vancouver, the system carries 49,000 passengers every day, cuts travel time by 20 percent and reduces CO2 emissions by 2.6 million lbs per year. Eugene, Oregon: Eugene's EmX Green Line provides 60 percent dedicated lanes. Travel time to neighboring Springfield is sixteen minutes each way. Buses leave every ten minutes during the weekday. Charlotte, North Carolina: Charlotte's BRT system reports travel time savings of between 2-5 minutes during morning rush hour and 10-15 minutes during evening rush hour. Bogota, Colombia: Bogota's TransMilenio system cuts CO2 emissions by 250,000 tons each year. Since 2001, more than 1.3 million passengers ride each weekday. Rouen, France: Rouen's TEOR system uses clean diesel engines to lower emissions and improves rider accessibility and safety with an optical guidance system. Istanbul, Turkey: Istanbul uses BRT to ease some of Europe's worst traffic congestion. The system uses hybrid electric-diesel vehicles that conform to the European Union's environmental standards. Lagos, Nigeria: Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) first phase bus rapid transit is 22 km long and has the ability to carry 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction during peak hours. Delhi, India: Delhi's BRT system utilizes GPS technology to monitor vehicle location and was designed with bicycle and pedestrian safety as a top priority. Beijing, China: Beijing's system transports 140,000 people every day using low-emission vehicles, and uses pre-board automated fare collection to reduce boarding time. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland's Northern Busway carries 57,000 passengers monthly, reduces average car travel by 2.5 million miles per year and cuts annual CO2 emissions by 1,000 tons. Click here to learn more...
BRT Events Calendar
Mar 18: San Leandro Planning Commission
Mar 23: Berkeley City Council
Apr 13: Oakland Public Works Committee