Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities
A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is one of the best strategies for urban transportation, especially in developing cities, mainly because of its cost-efficiency. Starting from Curitiba, Brazil in 1974, including Bogota, Colombia in 1999, many cities in Latin American Countries have implemented a BRT...
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| author | Fumihiko Nakamura Kazuhiko Makimura Yurie Toyama |
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| description | A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is one of the best strategies for urban transportation, especially in developing cities, mainly because of its cost-efficiency. Starting from Curitiba, Brazil in 1974, including Bogota, Colombia in 1999, many cities in Latin American Countries have implemented a BRT system. In almost all cases, BRT systems are working as a reliable high capacity service. In some cases, BRT systems are well coordinated with an urban transportation strategy framework and/or an urban planning strategy framework, integrating other transportation modes and land uses. Alternatively, there have been very few cases of BRT systems in Southeast Asian countries. Many cities considering implementation of BRT systems do not consider other urban transportation strategies such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). The objective of the paper is to discuss the perspective of a BRT for developing cities. First, the paper reviews the history of BRT systems followed by a field survey of the results in Curitiba, mainly from an urban transportation and planning strategy point of view. Second, multimodal and inter-modal aspects are discussed, where the relationship with city buses, a balance between private car use and parking policies are emphasized. Third a framework of urban bus planning, management and operation is discussed considering the roles of public and private sectors based on the experiences of several developed cities. Finally, in terms of an urban planning strategy, reviewing the original and applied concepts of TOD, the authors discuss how a TOD strategy could work with BRT systems. The authors address the possibilities and limitations of BRT systems, especially in developing cities. More specific implications are presented in the case of medium sized cities of Southeast Asian countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5f4757854e3444ba21638c5bb92d83a2022-12-21T22:59:15ZengKhon Kaen UniversityEngineering and Applied Science Research2539-61612539-62182017-09-0144319620110.14456/easr.2017.30Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing citiesFumihiko NakamuraKazuhiko MakimuraYurie ToyamaA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is one of the best strategies for urban transportation, especially in developing cities, mainly because of its cost-efficiency. Starting from Curitiba, Brazil in 1974, including Bogota, Colombia in 1999, many cities in Latin American Countries have implemented a BRT system. In almost all cases, BRT systems are working as a reliable high capacity service. In some cases, BRT systems are well coordinated with an urban transportation strategy framework and/or an urban planning strategy framework, integrating other transportation modes and land uses. Alternatively, there have been very few cases of BRT systems in Southeast Asian countries. Many cities considering implementation of BRT systems do not consider other urban transportation strategies such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). The objective of the paper is to discuss the perspective of a BRT for developing cities. First, the paper reviews the history of BRT systems followed by a field survey of the results in Curitiba, mainly from an urban transportation and planning strategy point of view. Second, multimodal and inter-modal aspects are discussed, where the relationship with city buses, a balance between private car use and parking policies are emphasized. Third a framework of urban bus planning, management and operation is discussed considering the roles of public and private sectors based on the experiences of several developed cities. Finally, in terms of an urban planning strategy, reviewing the original and applied concepts of TOD, the authors discuss how a TOD strategy could work with BRT systems. The authors address the possibilities and limitations of BRT systems, especially in developing cities. More specific implications are presented in the case of medium sized cities of Southeast Asian countries.https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/easr/article/download/97570/76008Urban transportation strategyBus Rapid Transit (BRT)Transit Oriented Development (TOD)Developing cities |
| spellingShingle | Fumihiko Nakamura Kazuhiko Makimura Yurie Toyama Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities Engineering and Applied Science Research Urban transportation strategy Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Developing cities |
| title | Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities |
| title_full | Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities |
| title_fullStr | Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities |
| title_short | Perspective on an urban transportation strategy with BRT for developing cities |
| title_sort | perspective on an urban transportation strategy with brt for developing cities |
| topic | Urban transportation strategy Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Developing cities |
| url | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/easr/article/download/97570/76008 |
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