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Bus Rapid Transit
NYCBRT Study

Project Description

The MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), and New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) are planning for the possible introduction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in New York. The project will begin with the identification of corridors in the five boroughs that have BRT potential. After a comparative evaluation of their benefits, costs and impacts, detailed plans for implementing BRT in the five best corridors will be developed as a key product of the project.

Goals and Objectives

BRT Benefits Include:

The goals of the study are:

Project Phases and Schedule

This project is being conducted in two phases and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2007.

Major Project Activities Include:

  1. Identify strategic issues relating to BRT implementation in NYC;
  2. Based on U.S. and world-wide experience, identify the range of BRT improvements that might work well in NYC;
  3. Identify and evaluate all candidate corridors with BRT potential in New York City;
  4. Select the 15 corridors with the highest probability of success and potential benefit; Project Update
  5. Develop a preliminary concept plan for each corridor tailored to the market and physical environment in that corridor;
  6. Select the 5 best corridors and develop more detailed plans while identifying improvements that can be implemented elsewhere.

MTA New York City Transit         New York City Department of Transportation          New York State Department of Transportation

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