Economic impacts of bus rapid transit in southeast Michigan.

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• Creators:
  Dutta, Utpal ; Henze, Jeff
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta National Transit Research Consortium
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Research Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bus rapid transit
  • Economic impacts
  • Public transit
  • Incentives
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CA-MNTRC-14-1237
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta National Transit Research Consortium
• Abstract:
  In recent years, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has generated great interest across the United States. There are more than 20 BRT ; systems in existence, and more are in the planning stage (including in Detroit). Within the next few years, BRT will be planned ; and implemented phase by phase in various parts of Southeast Michigan. The purpose of this study is to develop a framework to ; identify probable economic impacts of BRT in Southeast Michigan. ; Taxable real estate values, injury and fatal crash data, and selected demographics of BRT users, including employment sector, age ; group, median income, and daily vehicle miles traveled were reviewed to identify Southeast Michigan’s current and future trends. ; The project team also performed shift-share analysis using Cleveland and Kansas City data to determine the BRT-advantaged ; age group. The authors recommended a number of action items to attract choice riders and gratify riders who must rely on ; BRT, such as tax incentives, branding, guaranteed levels of service, etc. Based on the literature review and analysis of existing ; BRT-related data by the project team, BRT-advantaged job sectors and age groups within the Southeast Michigan region were ; identified. BRT will be implemented in phases. This will affect the amount, type, and timing of investments in BRT. Considering ; this uncertainty, the potential economic impacts as a function of type and amount of investment were discussed. It is to be noted ; that in order to achieve the projected results, the BRT system must be planned, designed, and implemented based on the unique ; attributes of the Southeast Michigan region rather than by copying a system that has achieved success in another region.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29661/dot_29661_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.33 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:013008a27b3e28734c84ca88841cb9bcc69f7ba32994bbe9f2ed927adf08c051