What is BRTS?

View of typical median BRTS bus station and lanes One of the biggest questions that cities face today is how to deal with the immense movement of people and goods. Of these, the movement of goods is beyond the scope of the present document. For people, bus systems were generally thought to be the most optimal solution. However, with the increasing number of private vehicles, bus-based systems face the problems of competition, congestion and an overall image of degradation.

The BRTS is a concept that promotes segregation of buses from other traffic. It is a bus-based, high quality and high capacity system that delivers fast, comfortable, accessible, convenient, and cost-effective urban mobility. In this arrangement, lanes provided exclusively for buses serve to prevent congestion on the road. At the same time, other motorised traffic benefits from the shifting of buses to dedicated lanes.

However, BRTS is more than just segregated bus lanes. It also includes high quality transit infrastructure, advanced ITS technology and excellent customer service of an enhanced quality. The objectives of BRTS thus include more than just a good bus service. It is evolving as one of the most popular systems across the cities of the world, particularly where congestion on the roads is high.