A ride on Tehran’s BRT system offers a look at public transport in a city often overlooked in our global mobility conversations. (NB: The title refers to “Third World” — a term we wouldn’t use.)
via YT: @POVMANWORLD
#Iran #BRT #BusRapidTransit #publictransit #publictransport #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #TrufiAssociation
The new #BusRapidTransit took me from downtown to 51st St in FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Literally as fast as driving.
Holy hell.
It was absolutely the right move to open these lines ASAP, even with long headways + diesel buses. “Done is better than perfect.” 🙌
Bonus: Today the 800 is running a #electricbus, and damn these things look & feel like the future. And they still smell like new-bus ✨ #Austin is that much more a serious city with #transit like this.
METRO leaders are doubling down on reliability, cleanliness, safety and accessibility under the umbrella of “METRONow,” which observers say is essentially a rebrand of the former "METRONext" initiative.
#HarrisCounty #Houston #HoustonMayor #Local #News #Transportation #BusRapidTransit #HoustonBuses #HoustonLightRail #Metro #MetroNext #METRONow
St. Petersburg, Florida, impressed me with its #BusRapidTransit, #PedestrianInfrastructure, many indigenous #coffee shops, and a highly functional #BikeTrail. (Also, the #WarehouseArtsDistrict is amazing but I didn't write about it.) https://brucefnesmith.blogspot.com/2025/02/urbanism-in-st-petersburg-offseason.html #urbanism #stpetersburg
Il #trasportoPubblico non è solo Europa e Asia. L'esempio di #Bogotà
Dopo aver sviluppato il sistema di #BusRapidTransit #BRT (#TransMilenio) più grande al mondo, la città sta costruendo 2 linee metro di superficie. Inoltre è dotata di una cabinovia urbana #TransMiCable per raggiungere una zona altrimenti esclusa.
A completare il quadro ci sono ben 370 km di #ciclabili!
Mi piacerebbe sentire l'esperienza di qualcuno che ci è stato!
https://www.infrajournal.com/en/w/bogota-mobility-public-transit
The Global South offers innovative transport solutions that the Global North can learn from.
via Xitter @GlobalLF
#bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #DecolonizeTransport #informaltransport #populartransport #innovation #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #sustainabletransport #transportation #TransportationColonialism #TrufiAssociation
A glimpse of what’s possible when cities prioritize moving people over moving cars. But it takes more than huge buses and electrification to address transport injustice.
Xitter @ITCUA
#Mexico #bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #ElectricVehicles #EV #EVs #publictransit #publictransport #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #TrufiAssociation
Pachuca, Hidalgo #Tuzobús #BRT #busrapidtransit #méxico
“The Center on Colfax, which organizes the parade, said they’re moving it due to ongoing East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit construction. A miles-long stretch of the busy city street is being torn up to build new and improved bus lanes.”
#PrideFest #DenverPrideFest #ParadeRoute #BRT #BusRapidTransit
https://denverite.com/2025/01/28/denver-pride-parade-2025-route-changed/
No timeline for rapid transit to North Shore, despite serving as funding backdrop
Monday's funding will go to "state of good repair" projects, things like replacing trolley wires and upgrading existing equipment.
#transportation #politics #money #NorthShore #BusRapidTransit #Transit
https://globalnews.ca/news/10979532/north-vancouver-rapid-transit/
No timeline for rapid transit to North Shore, despite serving as funding backdrop
Monday's funding will go to "state of good repair" projects, things like replacing trolley wires and upgrading existing equipment.
#transportation #politics #money #NorthShore #BusRapidTransit #Transit
https://globalnews.ca/news/10979532/north-vancouver-rapid-transit/
Sistema Integrado de Transporte Masivo
https://www.metrodemedellin.gov.co/usuarios/sistema-integrado/ #busrapidtransit #BRT #Medellín
IndyGo receives $149 million federal grant for Blue Line bus rapid transit project
"Officials said the 24-mile project will “provide fast and frequent public transportation” for one of the main east-west travel corridors in Marion County. This will include 12 miles of dedicated bus-only lanes in the “urban core”
The route will provide access to downtown, the Capitol, the airport and the zoo, as well as three high schools.
Century-old streetcar tracks exposed in Denver should reminds us: transitioning to car-centric urban planning was a mistake that the global South can avoid.
via xitter @kevinjbeaty
HT @GuyNamedBrian
#publictransport #sustainabletransport #bus #BusRapidTransit #BRT #publictransit #TransportationJustice #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility #TrufiAssociation
Congestion Pricing for All
Joel Epstein on an importatnt innovation - at long last - in New York City
"New York City has long needed congestion pricing and now it finally has it. Amen."
https://joelepstein.substack.com/p/congestion-pricing-for-all
#newyorkcity #nyc #congestionpricing #busrapidtransit #brt #puebla #mexicocity #cdmx #metrobús #westway #mta #transit
“Denver’s most known commercial corridors — Tennyson Street, South Pearl, South Broadway, Colfax and more — are destinations today because of that urban planning effort 100 years ago.
So there’s a little irony here …that the old rail has been exposed by an effort to improve transit in the city.”
#Transit #BusRapidTransit #BRT #Streetcars #Denver #Colorado #UrbanPlanning #Cities #UrbanHistory #History
https://denverite.com/2025/01/06/colfaxs-streetcar-tracks-brt-construction/
Wow. Measured by boardings, route 49 is the far-away winner for 2024, at the top of the list for most months.
I guess BRT (opened in 2022) is really paying off!
N Judah was top of the heap in 2019 before COVID threw a wrench into everything and still maintains a respectable 2nd place.
Given higher costs for tunnels and rail maintenance that's gotta be frustrating to see BRT take over the top spot from light rail.
Cleveland: As RTA Teases Plan for West 25th Street Bus Rapid Transit Line, a Debate About Design and Bike Lanes
I think the author is pretty anti-bike lane, although it's mostly subtle stuff. But there's also this gem: "Others feel that tampering with delicate on-street parking spots would draw complaints from businesses." Seriously?
@jen This reminds me of Blair Station here in #Ottawa, part of the #OCTranspo network of #busrapidtransit and #lightrailtransit.
