Bus Rapid Transit: The Indian experience
With the economic growth and rapid urbanization there has been a sharp increase in urban transport requirements. The author, who has considerable experience in transport infrastructure, brings out that one of the options is optimisation of the right way of roads with the objective of maximizing passenger trips instead of vehicle trips. A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System that creates space for pedestrians and cyclists and gives cars a seprate corridor appears to be in the core of the solution.
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