Comparing Chinese and Non-Chinese Bus Rapid Transit Systems: Evidence from Evaluating Global Systems on the Basis of Bus Rapid Transit Design Indicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 2647 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Guarda ◽  
Juan Miguel Velásquez ◽  
Thet Hein Tun ◽  
Xumei Chen ◽  
Guo Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Operation Performance ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Chinese Cities ◽  
Universal Accessibility ◽  
Global Systems

In the past decade, bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors have been added in China at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world. As the number of BRT systems in Chinese cities continues to increase, it is critical to identify the key factors that influence the operation performance and service quality of these systems. In this paper, the design of BRT systems in China is compared with that of non-Chinese cities with a ranking system based on the set of indicators from the BRT Standard (2013 and 2014 editions), which were developed by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. The database included experts’ assessments of more than 99 BRT corridors in 59 cities and 21 countries and was available online. To identify strengths and opportunities to improve the Chinese BRT systems, the analysis of variance method was used to test whether the BRT score differences between the Chinese BRT and non-Chinese BRT systems were statistically significant. Results showed that, on average, BRT systems in Chinese cities scored significantly lower than those in other countries. This finding can be explained by the low scores of Chinese systems in design indicator categories such as integration and access, a category that evaluates the level of integration with other modes of transportation, pedestrian access and universal accessibility, and infrastructure, which measures bus station design features.

scholarly journals Commuters’ Perceptions on Service Quality of Bus Rapid Transit Systems: Evidence from the Cities of Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (ET.2020) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mahesh L. Chaudhary
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Time Of Travel

Urban public transport is gaining significant importance in today’s world. This is evident from the fact that it has found its place in United Nations Development Programme’s Sustainable Development Goals in the eleventh goal pertaining to ‘Sustainable cities and communities’. The competitiveness of the cities largely depends on the robustness of their transport systems. In India there has been huge spending on the public transport projects in cities across the country. Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot from Gujarat, India have been the beneficiaries of these investments. Capturing the demand side quality of services is very important for such projects and hence the attempt has been made to study whether the commuters’ perceptions on quality of services of Bus Rapid Transit systems vary across different demographic cohorts. There are nine demographic cohorts used for the study. SERVPERF model has been adopted to study the performance of Bus Rapid Transit systems in the said citied. The performance is evaluated over the six factors namely; tangibles, empathy, cleanliness, reliability, safety and affordability. It has been found that Surat tops among the three cities followed by Rajkot and Ahmedabad on various service quality factors. Also commuters’ perception towards quality of service dimensions vary across demographic cohorts like gender, time of travel, education, employment status, length of patronization and purpose of trip.

scholarly journals A Planning Method for Partially Grid-Connected Bus Rapid Transit Systems Operating with In-Motion Charging Batteries

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2550
Author(s):  
Andrés E. Díez ◽  
Mauricio Restrepo
Keyword(s):  
Planning Method ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Infrastructure Planning ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Power Train ◽  
Medium Voltage ◽  
Grid Connection ◽  
Electric Bus ◽  
Decision Variables

This paper presents an electrical infrastructure planning method for transit systems that operate with partially grid-connected vehicles incorporating on-board batteries. First, the state-of-the-art of electric transit systems that combine grid-connected and battery-based operation is briefly described. Second, the benefits of combining a grid connection and battery supply in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems are introduced. Finally, the planning method is explained and tested in a BRT route in Medellin, Colombia, using computational simulations in combination with real operational data from electric buses that are currently operating in this transit line. Unlike other methods and approaches for Battery Electric Bus (BEB) infrastructure planning, the proposed technique is system-focused, rather than solely limited to the vehicles. The objective of the technique, from the vehicle’s side, is to assist the planner in the correct sizing of batteries and power train capacity, whereas from the system side the goal is to locate and size the route sections to be electrified. These decision variables are calculated with the objective of minimizing the installed battery and achieve minimum Medium Voltage (MV) network requirements, while meeting all technical and reliability conditions. The method proved to be useful to find a minimum feasible cost solution for partially electrifying a BRT line with In-motion Charging (IMC) technology.

scholarly journals A multiobjective bilevel approach based on global-best harmony search for defining optimal routes and frequencies for bus rapid transit systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 567-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Ruano-Daza ◽  
Carlos Cobos ◽  
Jose Torres-Jimenez ◽  
Martha Mendoza ◽  
Alexander Paz
Keyword(s):  
Harmony Search ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems

scholarly journals The Quality of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Shelter Services of Mangkang-Penggaron Route in CBD Semarang

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri - Mahardhini ◽  
Mardwi - Rahdriawan
Keyword(s):  
Central Business District ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Service Reliability ◽  
Mass Transportation ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Business District ◽  
Shelter Services

ABSTRACTThe Government of Semarang have sought to develop a mass transportation system using theconcept of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Mangkang‐Penggaron corridor. In order to effectivelyfacilitate the movement of city dwellers, the BRT system required the provision of functioningshelters along the corridor. There is a need to optimize the function of the shelters including theintegration to other modes of transportation and to the activities of the Central Business District(CBD), ensuring optimum performance of the whole BRT system. This study determined andevaluated the quality of BRT shelter services in Semarang based on user perception. The studyemployed analysis regarding the fulfillment of criteria for quality of services including waitingtime, convenience, service reliability, distance, and BRT shelter clerk services. The analysisprocesses concluded that the current BRT shelter services were in fact less than ideal. The studyfound lack of maintenance and the need for improvement of services at rush hour.Keywords: evaluation, quality of services, and bus shelter

Framework for Deployment Planning of Bus Rapid Transit Systems

2005 ◽  
Vol 1903 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Yafeng Yin ◽  
Mark A. Miller ◽  
Avishai (Avi) Ceder
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation System ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Optimal Deployment ◽  
Transit Agencies ◽  
Deployment Planning

Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems combine vehicles, stations, running ways, and intelligent transportation system elements into a fully integrated system with a unique identity. It has great flexibility in incremental deployment of these BRT elements. Proposed is a deployment planning framework that provides, in a sequence of steps, a general structure for optimal deployment of BRT systems. This framework and its formulation, once operationalized, would provide transit agencies a practical tool for determining the optimal deployment strategy or strategies given budgetary, institutional, and other types of constraints associated with the corridor for which they have decided to deploy BRT. A case study example is provided to illustrate how the proposed framework would be used.

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