Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit : : An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective / / ed. by Juan Carlos Munoz, Laurel Paget-Seekins.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Allard, José Manuel,; Batarce, Marco,; Delgado, Felipe,; Dewey, Onesimo Flores,; Duarte, Fábio,; Duduta, Nicolae,; Facchini, Daniela,; Figueroa, Cristhian,; Filipe, Luis Neves,; Forray, Rosanna,; Galilea, Patricia,; Garcia, Bernardo,; Garcia, Camila,; Giesen, Ricardo,; Hensher, David,; Herrera, Juan Carlos,; Hidalgo, Darío,; Hidalgo, Rocío,; Ibarra, Omar,; Larrain, Homero,; Lindau, Luis Antonio,; Lindau, Zheng Li and Luis Antonio,; Macário, Rosário,; Mulley, Corinne,; Munoz, Juan Carlos,; Ortúzar, Juan de Dios,; Paget-Seekins, Laurel,; Petzhold, Guillermo,; Raveau, Sebastián,; Rose, John,; Sagaris, Lake,; Spandou, Maria,; Stewart, Anson,; Velásquez, Juan Miguel,; Wampler, Jan,; Wilson, Nigel,; Zegras, Chris,; Zurob, Carola,; da Silva, Cristina Albuquerque Moreira,
• HerausgeberIn: Munoz, Juan Carlos,; Paget-Seekins, Laurel,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.)

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation. A wide range of contributors from both developed and developing countries bring expertise in fields ranging from engineering, planning and public policy to economics and urban design to provide a big picture assessment of BRT as part of a process for restructuring transit systems. Academically rigorous, based on five years of research conducted by the BRT Centre of Excellence in Chile, the book is written in an accessible style making it a valuable resource for academic researchers and postgraduate students as well as policy makers and practitioners.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on the editors and contributors -- Acknowledgements -- The promise of BRT -- Global overview of BRT and bus corridors -- Institutional Relationships -- The path toward integrated systems -- BRT as a tool for negotiated re-regulation -- Institutional design and regulatory frameworks -- Strategic participation for change -- Designing bus concession contracts -- Fare structures -- BRT and the City -- Conflict over public space -- Designing BRT-oriented development -- Preferences for BRT and light rail -- User preferences and route choice -- Passenger information systems -- Operations and Design -- Opportunities provided by automated data collection systems -- Designing a BRT-based network under integrated operations -- Assessing corridor performance -- BRRT: adding an R for reliability -- Managing drivers and vehicles for cost-effective operations in regulated transit systems -- Road safety impacts of BRT and busway features -- Looking forward -- Index