BRT systems saw rapid growth in 2010, with 16 new cities starting operations. A total of 120 cities now have BRT systems comprising over 4,300 km of corridors. Ridership has also grown, with over 26 million passengers per weekday globally. However, some systems have faced challenges from rushed implementation timelines and tight budgets that have led to overcrowding, infrastructure issues, and other problems.

2. Status of the BRT Industry

4. 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)

5. 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 (3), Colombia (2), India, Thailand, Brazil, México, 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

6. Source: EMBARQ BRT/Bus Corridors Database, January, 2011

7. About 120 cities with BRT or bus corridors 4,335 km - 6,683 stations – 30,000 buses 26.8 million passengers per weekday 11 4 1 3 9 1 1 16 1 13 1 1 1 5 1 4 1 1 1 5 2 11 16 1 4 1 1 830 km 6 km 1 Source: CTS Brasil, EMBARQ BRT/Bus Corridors Database, January, 2011

9. 22.5 km dedicated busway

10. 26 stations (prepayment, level boarding – some buses, passing lane, up to six platforms)

11. Peak supply: 340 buses/hr/direction

12. 40 routes (in and out the system, no transfers)

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

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

16. 2 Corridors

17. 12.7 km busway (15 km total)

18. 14 stations

19. Peaksupply: 60 buses/hr

20. CommericalSpeed 16 km/h

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

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

24. 1 corridor

25. 8 km dedicatedbusway (15 km total)

26. 21 stations

27. 20 BRT buses (12 m)

28. 30 feeder buses

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

31. 1 Corridor, 33 km

32. 24 stations

33. 2 terminals

34. 20 buses (estimated)

35. 27 buses/hour

36. 700 pax/hour/direction

37. 20,000 pax/day

38. 30 km/h commercialspeedSource: http://www.chinabrt.org/en/cities/zaozhuang.aspx#

40. Route reorganization

41. 10 routes

42. 352 line-km

43. 497 bus stops

44. 200 buses

45. 150,000 pax/day

46. Busway

47. Length 7.1 km

48. 10 stations

49. 20 buses

50. 2,000 pax/day

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

53. CommercialoperationsstartedSeptember 1, 2010

54. 15.9 km median busway (Sathorn-Ratchaphruek)

55. 12 stations

56. 20 buses, conventionalhighfloor, 1 widedoor

57. Peakridership 1,000 pax/hr

58. Peak buses 14/hour

59. Dailyridership 10,000 pax/day

60. 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#

61. 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/

63. 1 corridor

64. 2.5 km

65. 5 stations

66. 111 buses

67. 100,000 passengers per weekdayhttp://www.afonteenoticia.com.br/pagina.php?pg=3&id_noticia=1278

69. 13.4 km dedicated busway

70. 15 Stations (prepayment, level boarding)

71. 1 intermediate station,

72. 1 terminal 32.7 km auxiliary corridors (62 km planned)

73. Buses:

74. 92 articulated (18m)

75. 85 large conventional (15m)

76. 107 conventional feeder (12m)

77. Daily demand

78. 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

80. Commercialoperation 22 January 2010

81. 8.9 km trunkcorridor

82. 7.7 auxiliarycorridors (25.2 km plan.)

83. 24 stations (levelboarding, prepayment)

84. 80.1 km feederlines

85. Buses

86. 15 Articulated

87. 47 Large Conventional 15m (203 plan.)

88. 69 Conventional feeder (150 plan.)

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

91. 16 km exclusive busway (Ciudad Azteca-Tecamac)

92. 21 stations

93. 3 terminals

94. 130,000 pax/day (expected)

95. Proyectedexpansions 2011

96. 21 km (Lechería-Las Américas)

97. 14 km (Chinalhucán-Pantitlán)Photo: http://transeunte.org/tag/mexibus/ Source: http://transporteinformativo.com/pasaje/inicia-operaciones-mexibus-con-63-autobuses-articulados-volvo

99. First high capacity bus system with CNG only

100. 27 km busways, 80% with overtaking at stations

101. 35 stations, one large central underground station, two terminals

102. 308 articulated buses

103. 319 feeder buses

104. 82,000 pax/day south section (854,000 pax/day expected)

105. 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

107. 28.5 km busway

108. 17 stations

109. 25 buses, lowfloor, 25 m

110. 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

111. Systemsexpansions 2010 125 km 3% increase over existing km in 2009 Source: EMBARQ BRT/Bus Corridors Database, January, 2011

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

114. Very tight financial planning

115. Very high occupancy levels

116. Early deterioration of infrastructure

117. Delayed implementation of fare collection systems

119. Volvo Research and Educational Foundations