About this Edition The BRT Standard is both a framework for understanding BRT and an evaluation tool for BRT corridors based on international best practices. BRT experts have evaluated the elements that receive points in the BRT Standard in a wide variety of contexts. When present, these elements result in consistently improved system performance and…
Topic: Public Transport
Greater Cairo faces rising congestion, pollution, and a lack of access to opportunities. Responding to these issues, the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), in partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy…
As Africa urbanises, cities are experiencing growing demand for convenient and efficient mobility. However, urban transport investments in recent decades have focused on the needs of private cars, with little consideration for non-motorised transport (NMT) and public transport the modes used by most urban Africans. As walking, cycling, and public transport are low-carbon and low-cost…
Understanding the transport landscape and the potential for digital bus aggregation in Ethiopia. Per stated transport policies, Addis Ababa is pursuing a paradigm shift in the provision of transport facilities and services. The city aims to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) on more than 15 corridors, enhance the quality of the existing light rail transit…
This issue of the Sustainable Transport Magazine reflects on the far reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global community. Letter from the CEO: A Moment for Change Jakarta Is What Resiliency Looks Like Insights from Mexico City: The Right to Mobility and Work in Public Space Leapfrogging Past the Urban Highway Measure What…
Established in February 2017, the role of NaMATA is to oversee the establishment of an integrated, efficient, safe, reliable and sustainable transport system within the Nairobi Metropolitan Area comprising of Nairobi City, Kiambu, Kajiado, Machakos and Murang’a County. Five corridors have been identified for the implementation of mass rapid transit (MRT), with planning and design…
A resource for cities to design, plan, implement and measure the success of a bikeshare system Over the past decade, bikeshare has contributed significantly to sustainable mobility in cities: providing first-last kilometer solutions, replacing short trips made by car, and offering a unique way for residents and visitors to explore their surroundings, among other benefits….
The Rapid Transit to Resident Ratio (RTR) is a small statistic with a lot of information. The metric compares a country’s urban population (cities with more than 500,000 people) with the length of rapid transit lines (including rail, metro, and BRT) that serve them. This metric offers a snapshot of the access, equity, and quality of…
The Ndovu/A104 BRT project in Nairobi is currently on a trajectory to become a world‐class BRT project. The highest quality BRT systems are designed around a good service plan. A service plan determines where the BRT routes will go, how big stations will need to be and how many passengers a BRT system will attract….