scholarly journals Operational Challenges and Mega Sporting Events Legacy: The Case of BRT Systems in the Global South

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Ferranti ◽  
Lauren Andres ◽  
Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens ◽  
Lorena Melgaço ◽  
Daniel Oberling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global South ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
External Shocks ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Ability To Act

This paper examines the bus rapid transit (BRT) legacies of mega sporting events (MSEs) held in the Global South cities of Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. It discusses the extent to which these transport systems have been operationally sustainable, post-MSE; in other words, their ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level and hence their ability to act as public good as planned and according to specific needs. It argues that in both cities, long-term operational challenges have emerged due to conflictual temporalities between the priorities of the MSE and the mid/long term requirements of a transport system, supplemented by a poor spatial contextualisation of BRT design. These include financial viability, providing a service with appropriate frequency and capacity, integration with other transport systems, and resilience to external shocks such as extreme weather. These findings have key academic and policy implications both by opening further areas of research towards MSEs as a tool to deliver sustainable urban transport, and provides important lessons for future MSE hosts and cities considering BRT.

Activity Participation and Perceptions on Informal Public Transport and Bus Rapid Transit in Dar es Salaam

2020 ◽  
Vol 2674 (11) ◽  
pp. 573-583
Author(s):  
Lucy Joseph ◽  
An Neven ◽  
Karel Martens ◽  
Opportuna Kweka ◽  
Geert Wets ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Relative Contribution

This paper seeks to understand participation in out-of-home activities by inhabitants in Dar es Salaam, and their perceptions toward informal public transport (IPT) and bus rapid transit (BRT) in supporting these activities. Without fixed schedules, IPT (e.g., minibuses, motorcycles, and tricycles) is used as a means of transport for different trips. However, IPT is burdened by poor roads, traffic congestion, and high transport demand. Many developing cities are seeking to replace IPT with formal BRT lines. However, little is known in relation to the ability of IPT and BRT to support out-of-home activity participation of the inhabitants. This paper reports on a study in Dar es Salaam exploring the relative contribution of each type of service. The study took place before the opening of BRT, and encompasses focus group discussions, participatory geographical information systems, and questionnaires carried out in two study zones: one close to a BRT corridor and the other in a peri-urban location. The findings show that IPT was used to support participation in daily activities like work, education, shopping, and social matters; and was perceived to be flexible in providing access to both high and low density unplanned settlements. The BRT was viewed to benefit specific groups of people, especially individuals working in permanent offices in and around the city center, particularly professional workers. This paper sheds light on how the two systems were perceived by the local people and can inform policy makers about possible improvements in public transport systems to support activity participation of their inhabitants.

3B Rapid Transit: Yangzhou’s Ecology-Based Urban Development Research

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Yu Jing Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Transport ◽  
Pattern Language ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Main Mode ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Development And Utilization ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The City

The paper considers the development and utilization of the Yangzhou’s Canal is not enough, the city's achievements in building a far cry from the once glorious, now can not meet the future transport planning has been far from development. This paper then made twenty creative pattern language to develop the city's green transport, including the characteristics of canal traffic and the bike and bus rapid transit system as the city's main mode of transport, to create a set of Boats, Buses, Bikes (3B Rapid Transit) in one of the three healthy, environmentally friendly urban transport network, reshaping the image of the city, another city of glory.

scholarly journals A Policy Move towardsSustainable Urban Transport in Pakistan: Measuring the Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts of Lahore BRT System

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-57
Author(s):  
Irem Batool ◽  
Muhammad Irshad ◽  
Muhammad Abid
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Modal Shift ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Travel Mode ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
The City

We examine the impacts of a sustainable urban transport initiative, the first Bus Rapid Transit System launched in Lahore, Pakistan in year 2013.Wemeasure the socio-economic and environmental impacts of theBRTusing aquestionnaire-based survey that collected informationon customers’ travel purpose, travel frequency, travel time, mode access, previous travel mode choices (pre-BRT) and travel mode choices at present. Weestimate that,on average,a BRTpassenger savesabout 46 minutes per day on a singletrip. However, the modal shift from personal automobiles to theBRT system is found to be only 4 percent, i.e.,significantlyless than the shift found in otherworldwide BRT systems.Moreover, weestimate the reduction inthenumber of private vehicles on roads, total distance travelled in km and associated travelling costs and,subsequently,the reduction in the carbonemissions. We concludethat the Lahore BRTtransit systemneeds to be expandedto other parts of the city.

scholarly journals Usage of E-Payment on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): An Empirical Test, Public Acceptance and Policy Implications in Lagos, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Oluwole Alademomi ◽  
Olayemi Hafeez Rufai ◽  
Emmanuel Tetteh Teye ◽  
Kenneth Khavwandiza Sunguh ◽  
Helen Agbornso Ashu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Test ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Public Acceptance ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on Waiting Passenger Distribution on a Bus Rapid Transit Station Platform in Brisbane, Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110302
Author(s):  
Sewmini Jayatilake ◽  
Jonathan M. Bunker
Keyword(s):  
System Performance ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Impact

The operation of a bus rapid transit (BRT) station platform is a key factor that affects BRT system performance. As waiting passengers occupy more platform space than circulating passengers, evaluation of their distribution across the platform is important. Public transport systems have been affected by the global pandemic Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This may have affected the waiting passenger distribution on BRT platform space. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the impact of COVID-19 on waiting passenger distribution on a platform during the peak period at an important station on the BRT system in Brisbane, Australia. Manual data collection was carried out before COVID-19 and during COVID-19. Waiting passenger counts in each case were evaluated separately to identify variation across the platform. The total waiting passenger count on the platform at a given time reduced significantly during COVID-19. To compare the two cases, data sets were normalized, and statistical analysis performed. The test results indicated that the distribution of waiting passengers during COVID-19 has significantly changed, bringing more waiting passengers into the platform center than the two ends, whereas before COVID-19, more waiting passengers were observed at the upstream half of the platform. There was also greater temporal variation across the whole platform during COVID-19. These findings were used to postulate the reasons behind the changes resulting from COVID-19, which affected platform operation.

scholarly journals Engineering Analysis of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems at Corridor III Karachi.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimra Noor
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Developing Cities

A sustainable urban transport system has become a unified part of development in any country. Public adequacy of sustainable transport measures is a challenge for developing cities such as Karachi, where mobility to all income groups of the society needs to be ensured without affecting Travel Time, Cost, and Environmental stability. A process of stratified sampling and detailed survey has been carried out to examine public attitudes towards transit system execution using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) tool, which enables to assess relevant performance parameters according to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system implementation and judge public opinion to shift from private vehicle to BRT. This paper investigates a comprehensive analysis of Public Perception regarding to the prospects of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system at Corridor III Karachi.

Analysis of the Integration Usage Patterns of Multiple Shared Mobility Modes and Metro System

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110133
Author(s):  
Hui Bi ◽  
Zhirui Ye ◽  
Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Metro Station ◽  
Shared Mobility ◽  
Bike Sharing

Although metro systems are established in many Asian cities including Chengdu, they have yet to cover every corner of a city. Understanding the transfer behavior of passengers can provide insight into achieving efficient and sustainable urban transport systems. Combining shared mobility programs with metro to improve the weaknesses of traditional feeder modes is viewed as the most promising line of business in sustainable transportation for the near future. Therefore, this study aims to comprehend the factors affecting the usage regularity of shared mobility by deepening the knowledge on endogenous and exogenous effects, and integrating two modes, namely bike-sharing and ridesourcing. Two systems are cross-compared, first in respect of their travel characteristics. Then, a binary logistic model is employed to capture the influences of trip characteristics and travel environment characteristics on their usage frequency. Researchers found that trip distance is significantly associated with users’ mode options, indicating that bike-sharing and ridesourcing mainly serve short-distance and long-distance transfer users, respectively, although some users may be confused which feeder mode to choose for the journeys of 2 km to 4 km. There were also meteorological and temporal influences, with the competition and complementation of multiple shared mobility feeder modes being likely to change under extreme weather conditions, during peak hours, or on weekends. Besides, metro-shared mobility users value the accessibility of two kinds of transport service, which is affected by the metro station and its surrounding built environment. This study and the proposed policy implications are helpful for embracing a sustainable mobility design from general optimum.

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