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Title:

Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit Emissions Impact Analysis

Accession Number:

01373340

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Guangzhou, China opened its new 22.5 km Bus Rapid Transit corridor in 2010 in an effort to cut congestion on one of the city’s busiest roads, Zhongshan Avenue, and to improve the efficiency of the city’s bus system. This analysis shows that the system has succeeded in doing that and more. Today the Guangzhou BRT is the most well used bus corridor in Asia, with a whooping 805,000 daily boardings, more than even any other metro line outside of Beijing. It has improved travel times for bus riders and drivers in the corridor by 29% and 20% respectively for an aggregate annual timesaving of 52 million hours, a value of 158 million Yuan. The system has also improved the efficiency of the city’s bus operations. After an initial capital investment of 950 million Yuan for BRT stations and lanes, the system is reducing annual operating costs by over 90 million Yuan. The city leveraged the construction of the corridor to develop an integrated multi-modal system with bicycle infrastructure and direct connections to several Metro stations. The system has helped improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ITDP estimates that Guangzhou’s BRT will reduce an average of 86,000 tons of CO2 annually over its first decade (for a yearly CER value of 19 million Yuan), and 4 tons of particulate matter emissions that cause respiratory illness. The Guangzhou BRT is a model of highly cost-effective urban transport that should be employed as more cities pursue local and global environmental sustainability.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP050 Bus Transit Systems

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-1478

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Hughes, Colin K

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References

Geographic Terms:

Guangzhou (China)

Subject Areas:

Energy; Environment; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; I15: Environment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-1478

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:02PM