Improving Efficiency and Reliability of Bus Rapid Transit

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• Creators:
  Liu, Xiaoyue Cathy ; Zlatkovic, Milan ; Porter, Richard J. ; Fayyaz, Kiavash{53867} ; Yu, Song
• Corporate Creators:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium ; Utah Transit Authority
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bus rapid transit
  • Dwell time
  • Fare collection
  • Global Positioning System
  • Optimization
  • Simulation
  • Traffic signal priority Operations and Traffic Management
  • Planning and Forecasting
  • Public Transportation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 18-349
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Utah;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium ; United States. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  In recent years, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems have been gaining increasing popularity because of their effectiveness in improving urban mobility. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is the primary public transit provider in Salt Lake City and has implement ed a 10.8- mile BRT route along 3500/3300 South in Salt Lake City . A total of 106 miles of BRT lines are planned throughout Utah, to be implemented by 2030, in an effort to alleviate congestion and increase ridership along major corridors. This research aims to utilize a modeling and simulation approach to help improve the efficiency and reliability of the high- capacity service, which makes BRT an appealing system for potential riders. First, a microscopic simulation is created to test a series of GPS -based transit signal priority (TSP) scenarios and evaluate their impact on transit and traffic operations. Second, a data -driven optimization method is implemented to understand the contributing factors of BRT dwell time and the benefits of an off -board fare collection system.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 469
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36410/dot_36410_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.16 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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