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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) comes to San Diego County

August 16, 2011 By Dianne Yee Leave a Comment

 

Gangding BRT StationSANDAG and the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) will be launching a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in the San Diego region. BRT will run on dedicated bus-only lines and bring frequent and better-connecting service. It will not require a large amount of new infrastructure as underground subway systems would, and should only cost a fraction of that. Rather, it will rely mostly on existing roads and freeways.

The first three BRT lines will open between 2012 and 2014: the I-15 Corridor BRT, the Mid-City BRT, and the South Bay BRT. These lines will terminate in downtown San Diego, providing quicker travel downtown without driving and parking. To make way for the new services, some existing local bus services will be rerouted off Broadway to improve the spacing between local and BRT buses. Broadway has been chosen as the BRT corridor due its proximity to employment areas and entertainment destinations.Broadway BRT Station

Successful BRT systems have been running in Curitiba (Brazil) and Guangzhou (China). The addition of BRT as an alternative transport mode to San Diego’s transportation system will serve growing travel demands and help meet the region’s sustainability goals.

Lead photo The Gangding BRT station in Guangzhou, China. photo by Karl Fjellstrom, transportphoto.net.

Downtown Transit material courtesy SANDAG.

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, dedicated bus lanes, sandag

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About Dianne Yee

Dianne is an Urban Studies & Planning student at UC San Diego. She grew up in Berkeley where she could easily skateboard, walk, or take public transportation to get around. Transplanted in San Diego, she resists the "need" for a car. Her hope is to transform Southern California into a sustainable, more people-friendly place.

In her third year of studies, Dianne spent a semester in Berlin. She took the U- and S-Bahn, the city's extensive public transit system, every day. She has travelled to several other European cities as well, including Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Helsinki. As she explored these cities, she grew more interested in urban planning and the future of cities.

She is especially interested in transportation, infill development, and more broadly: smart growth. Dianne now lives in Hillcrest and rides her bike around town. Her citymaus blog is updated regularly with urban planning-related issues in San Diego, the Bay Area, and all around the world.

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