{"id":101,"date":"2009-04-09T13:55:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T18:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/?p=101"},"modified":"2009-04-09T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-09T20:00:35","slug":"why-a-brt-is-not-a-bacon-relish-and-tomato-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/2009\/04\/09\/why-a-brt-is-not-a-bacon-relish-and-tomato-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a BRT is not a bacon, relish and tomato sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>A BRT isn\u2019t just any old bus system. It\u2019s a highly complex system that quickly transports thousands of people reliably every day. The best systems, cough<\/em>\u2026vivaNext\u2026cough<\/em> have dedicated bus only lanes to avoid traffic congestion and maintain a fast level of service. While no transit system is perfect, BRTs are some of the most effective systems around. They\u2019re lower cost than rail, have a high capacity, offer riders speed and reliability and have the flexibility to be redirected where needed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A view of what a Rapidway will look like<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You may not know this but York Region<\/a> is one of only a dozen communities in Canada that has what is called \u201cBus Rapid Transit\u201d, <\/a>fondly referred to as BRT in the transit industry. In fact, York Region\u2019s BRT stands shoulder to shoulder with communities like Calgary<\/a>, Montreal<\/a>, Halifax<\/a> and Vancouver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When we were laying the groundwork for vivaNext<\/a>, we naturally took a good look at the BRTs throughout Canada. One of the most extensive transit systems in the country is located in our nation\u2019s capital. While Ottawa has been getting plenty of bad press due to a recently resolved transit strike, Ottawa\u2019s bus system is truly a marvel. Ottawa faces challenges related to urban sprawl \u2013 to compensate the city has built a 30 km dedicated bus-only lane that winds its way throughout the city and adjacent communities. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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According to an <\/span>analysis<\/a><\/span> done by the Canadian Urban Transit Association<\/a>, Ottawa\u2019s BRT system can carry up to 10,000 passengers and 185 buses per hour in each direction.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Vancouver<\/span> is also doing some truly remarkable work. Vancouver\u2019s BRT<\/a> system was first introduced in 1996 in advance of a planned rail transit system. In response to the population growth, the Province of British Coloumbia<\/a> announced<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>they will invest $1.2 billion in 9 Rapidbus BC<\/a> routes by 2020. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What is clear when you look at both cities is that BRT is an essential part of any transit system. Municipal bus service, BRT, LRT, subway and trains \u2013 they all play an important role in an overall transit network to supply adequate, cost-effective service that\u2019s fast and convenient.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What great cities have you visited that had wonderful transit systems? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A BRT isn\u2019t just any old bus system. It\u2019s a highly complex system that quickly transports thousands of people reliably every day. The best systems, cough\u2026vivaNext\u2026cough have dedicated bus only lanes to avoid traffic congestion and maintain a fast level of service. While no transit system is perfect, BRTs are some of the most effective […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[40,39,38,18,8,36,37,41,14,34,13,21,11,939,35,6,7,9],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rapidways","tag-brt","tag-bus-rapid-transit","tag-calgary","tag-city-planning","tag-connections","tag-halifax","tag-montreal","tag-ottawa","tag-rapid-transit","tag-rapidway","tag-toronto","tag-transit","tag-transit-only-lanes","tag-urban-planning","tag-vancouver","tag-viva","tag-vivanext","tag-york-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}