BRTs' WORLDWIDE * Singapore - Special lane has improved bus speeds
Given space constraints in land-scarce Singapore, we need to balance the need for road space by different stakeholders, such as bus commuters and motorists, so limited road space is used as efficiently as possible
Singapore -The Straits Times/AsiaOne, by Geoffrey Lim, Deputy Director, Media Relations,Land Transport Authority -Nov 12, 2008: -- ... To ensure there is sufficient capacity to meet the increasing needs of road users, LTA completed the upgrading of Upper Bukit Timah Road since late 2005. A vehicular underpass and a flyover at Jalan Anak Bukit were constructed and the entire stretch of Upper Bukit Timah Road widened from two to three lanes... A car on average carries 1.5 people. A single-deck bus can carry 80 passengers. As road space is limited, we need to make a decisive shift towards public transport to meet travel needs... To do this, we need to increase the attractiveness of public transport, and bus lanes help to increase the speed and reliability of bus services for commuters... Along the 5km stretch of Upper Bukit Timah Road, more than 60 buses ply hourly during morning peak hours. Based on our preliminary traffic monitoring, bus speeds along the stretch have improved by 6 per cent, while traffic in the remaining two lanes continues to be optimal - travelling at 23 kmh (which is within the optimal speed range of 20 to 30kmh) during morning bus lane hours from 7.30am to 9.30am. We will continue to monitor the situation closely... More road users thus benefit from the overall improvements in reliability and speeds through the implementation of bus lanes... * Nigeria - Despite BRT, commuters suffer and smile in public buses
Lagos,Nigeria -The Punch, by John Ameh -13 Nov 2008: -- Just when Nigerians started thinking that the Abami Eda, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, evergreen track, Shuffering and Shmiling is losing its steam, a vintage forty-four sitting, ninety-nine standing molue situation surfaces in the nation’s capital, Abuja... The forlorn look on the commuters’ faces and the thick sweat dripping down their bodies seem to summarise their story- it‘s not a jolly good ride! The number standing, stamping at each other‘s feet and clutching the aluminum rail attached to the vehicle‘s roof, far outweighs the number sitting... On their way to the city centre daily, they face this accustomed experience, which is regularly replayed during the scary evening ”rush hour"... That is what most commuters (civil servants, private sector workers, traders, artisans and others) using the Abuja Urban Mass Transport buses face in their daily struggles to place food on their tables... (Photo: Passengers inside a crowded Abuja Urban Mass Transport) Labels: bus rapid transit - BRT
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