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As a response to increasing congestion and in order to reduce travel time, transit agencies across the nation are introducing varying configurations of high intensity (express) bus service ranging from mixed with other traffic or wholly exclusive. Some of these configurations had been deemed bus rapid transit, but the authors' review of the literature shows that express bus transit service has emerged as a self-identified service separate from bus rapid transit termed High Intensity Bus (HIB) in Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP 21). The paper documents the extent of HIB systems in the US and differentiates those with mostly exclusive routes and those that are mostly in managed lanes with other vehicles. Performance thresholds are identified based on lane miles, revenue miles and passenger miles/urbanized areas population. The authors also examine different HIB scenarios for 4 case studies cities. The work presents a state of the practice review through which communities can consider new or expanded application of existing HIB bus service.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP050 Standing Committee on Bus Transit Systems. Alternate title: Exclusivity and Shared Use: Examining the State of the Practice in U.S. High-Intensity Bus Service

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16-4403

English

22p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Bus routes; Case studies; Express buses; Traffic congestion; Urban areas

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

United States

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-4403

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 5:57PM