Trains are wonderful but too expensive for most cities. A bus operating like a train may help smaller places afford quality mass transit.

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In this video, I chat with three mass transit experts: Victoria Perk of the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida. Jennifer Flynn of the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI at CUTR). Mary Delamare-Schaefer of the Utah Transit Authority who operates a BRT route in Utah.

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Fast forward:
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Introduction: (0:00)
Utah Valley Express: (1:46)
Runcorn Busway: (4:05)
Los Angeles G Line: (6:12)
Emerald Express: (8:14)
Where Buses Go: (8:48)
How People Board: (10:01)
Transit Signal Priority (10:49)
Don't Cheap Out (12:17)
Conclusion: (13:25)
Ridership: (14:30)

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Sources:
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Metro Orange Line BRT Evaluation, USDOT
https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/FTA_Research_Report_0004_FINAL_2.pdf

History of Bus Rapid Transit, Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit

"Proposed route for BRT system" (The Daily Herald), 06/11/04, p.D3

History of Runcorn Busway, Commercial Motor
http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/6th-august-1971/33/runcorn-busway-creates-worldwide-interest

History of Runcorn Busway, Transportation Research Board (TRB)
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp90v1_cs/runcorn.pdf

Berlin Modal Ridership, Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_share

Rubber Tires for Residents, University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
https://www.its.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/12/Brown_TRB2016_BRT.pdf

Preliminary Evaluation of Orange Line, Portland State University for TRB
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.489.5388&rep=rep1&type=pdf

"Promise to Valley Could Derail Metro Rail" (LA Times), 08/23/86, p.A6
"Important Notice for San Fernando Valley Residents" (LA Times), 06/16/87, p.8
"Senate Sidetracks Light-Rail Ban, Metro Rail Delay" (LA Times), 09/12/87, p.A6
"Governor Signs Bill Calling for Underground Rail Line" (LA Times), 06/25/91, B7
"MTA Seeks to Ensure Valley Busway Funds" (LA Times), 02/06/03, p.B3
"New Busway Gears Up for Fall Debut" (LA Times), 07/18/05, p.A12

Queue Jump Improvement, National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design-guide/intersections/intersection-design/queue-jump-lanes/

"Unsafe at any speed?" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), 05/25/89, p.4

Utah Transit Authority Ridership Data (Feb. 2020)
https://rideuta.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html

Los Angeles Metro Ridership Data (Feb. 2020)
http://isotp.metro.net/MetroRidership/IndexBusDO.aspx

Property Values Near Transit, National Institute for Transportation and Communities
https://ppms.trec.pdx.edu/media/project_files/Friedly_Perk894_BRT.pdf