The paper will brief earlier efforts to develop bus priority on running ways for bus transit, such as: exclusive bus roadways, contra-flow exclusive bus lane; contra-flow, with barriers, arterial bus lanes, downtown bus lanes, busway systems, and guided bus systems. The introduction of further “BRT elements” will then be analyzed, through review of recent programs which demonstrate the evolution of true Bus Rapid Transit Systems. Looking to the future, there will be extensions of BRT systems, as well as development of new BRT or BRT-related systems. New systems could include further applications of guided bus technology, that is, mechanical, electronic, or optical. BRT services may also be integrated with other advanced concepts such as “managed lanes”, as being applied in San Diego and proposed for the NY-NJ area. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E213531.
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