More than 31 million people ride bus rapid transit (BRT) and bus priority systems every day. New design guidelines from EMBARQ—part of the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities—can make them safer, saving lives in cities worldwide. Learn more: bit.ly/1DDGPkZ

1. PEDESTRIANS
USUALLY REPRESENT
OVER HALF OF
FATALITIES
ON A BUS CORRIDOR
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2. ADDING A LANE OF TRAFFIC IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A 17% INCREASE
IN FATAL AND INJURY CRASHES
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3. EACH ADDITIONAL METER AT A
CROSSWALK INCREASES THE RISK
OF PEDESTRIAN CRASHES BY 6%
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4. COUNTERFLOW LANES CAN INCREASE
FATAL AND INJURY CRASHES BY 83%
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5. EVERY 10-METER
INCREASE IN BLOCK
LENGTH BETWEEN
INTERSECTIONS
A 3% INCREASE
IN INJURIES AND
FATALITIES
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6. A CENTRAL MEDIAN CAN
REDUCE FATALITIES AND
INJURIES BY
35%
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