A REVIEW OF BUS PRIORITY SYSTEMS IN BRAZIL: FROM BUS LANES TO BUSWAY TRANSIT

Abstract

Public transport in Brazil is almost completely based on bus services. In general, approximately 65 percent of motorized trips in large or medium sized cities use buses. The decision of investing in bus priority systems was stimulated by the federal government during the 1980s and was based on two main factors: the lack of funds to implement rail transit systems and the need to improve the performance of bus systems, as a real alternative to a medium capacity transit system. Therefore, the paper describes the operational planning, the design, the operational schemes and the performance of referential Brazilian busway systems. Examples of different arrangements of busway transit systems are analyzed, including the trunk-and-feeder operation, the use of bi-articulated buses and different layouts of bus stops. The paper covers the most expressive experiences of busway implementation in Brazil in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Curitiba, Goiania, Porto Alegre, Recife and Sao Paulo. Aspects that deserve improvements are also highlighted, including the introduction of ITS devices, which will contribute to the increase of the performance of busways, approaching the operation of a metro. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E205948.

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