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Delhi BRT

Modern Low Floor CNG Buses are a bigimprovement: Lower Particulateemissions than TransMilenio

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Grade “A” Cycling FacilitiesBike flows at peak are as high as 1200, highest in

world after China

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At grade pedestrian crossing is fine andNormal

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Central lane bus configuration is NORMAL andcritical to increasing speeds

Lanes of

mixed trafficBus express lane

Achieving high capacities with express lanes

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The QUINTESSENTIAL BRT:

Quito EcoVia Line

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Central lane BRT ends conflicts with bikesand peds

Delhi BRTCorridor

before BRT

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Bike lane and central buslane configurationends bus –bike conflict

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Issues;

Delhi HCBS allows Non-BRT Buses in the Buslane,many DETERIORATED BUSES:frequent stalls and breakdowns

Only newerbuses

regulated byDIMTS andmeeting

qualitystandard andmaintenance

should beallowed

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Non-BRT Buses interrupt the plannedfunction of the BRT station

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Station Comfort is only FAIR

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Ahmedabad Station Design is Nicer

AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND AHMEDABAD JANMARG LIMITED

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TransMilenio feels like a metro station

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TransMilenio is as comfortable as a metro station

Bogota

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Station configuration creates very wild weavingmotions at intersections contributing to accidents

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Sao Paulo Novo de Julio Before and Afterreconstruction to central median stationconfiguration

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Delhi: 12,000 pphpd, 13km/hr

Passenger Volumes are Good:Speed is slow

19

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Bus speed slow,

Mixed traffic speeds deteriorated

No effect, new road750015Beijing

TransJakarta

Quito EcoVia

Mexico City Metrobus

Curitiba Eixo Sul

Delhi

Belo HorizonteCristiano Machado

Porto Alegre AssisBrasil

São Paulo 9 de julho

Bogotá TransMilenio

Line

18

18

21

21

13

15

18

12

29

Speed KPH

4500

10,200

8500

10,640

12,000

21,100

28,000

34,910

42,000

Ridership (passengers/ hour / direction)

Deterioratedsignificantly

Improved significantly

Deteriorated a little

N.A.

DeterioratedSignificantly

N.A.

N.A.

Improved some

Improved a lot

Impact on MixedTraffic

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Taipei BRT has similar bus cueing problemto Delhi

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Delhi Bus speeds slow because of

junction/bus station interference

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Delhi BRT is getting 13 buses/direction through the

junction on one cycle only because passengers areboarding up the road off the platform. This is the

cause of pedestrian danger, NOT the at grade crossing

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JUNCTION DESIGN

INITIAL CONCEPT

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JUNCTION DESIGN

FINAL DESIGN

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TransJakarta Jammed the CorridorAlso, but for different reasons.

80% of Oldbusesremained inmixedtraffic lanes

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Space for BRTsystem (stationsand runways)

Space for mixedtraffic (roadway)

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Seoul stations have one long platform, one passinglane (consumes 3 rather than Delhi’s 4 lanes), andare far from the junction, allowing more mixed

traffic turning lanes at the junction

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JUNCTION DESIGN

Fewer lanes to crossto reach BRT station

Median Station allows

for easy transfers

More space for mixed

traffic at intersection

Synchronized signals forsafe pedestrian crossing

INITIAL CONCEPTFINAL DESIGN

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Delhi has six phase junctions,

TransMilenio has 2 or 3 phases

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What Can Delhi do now?Making Right Turning and left turning buses enter

mixed traffic lanes would eliminate 2 signal phases

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Local service only Add routes to simply transfers

Add limited-stop services Add express services

Local service only Add routes to simply transfers

Add limited-stop services Add express services

Simplifying the routing

structure simplifies thesignal phases

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No turning routes simplifies intersection themost

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Some turns allowed: a compromise betweendirectness of routing and intersection simplicity

Operational Control System helps buses

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Operational Control System helps buses

follow schedule to avoid cueing problem

REPORTS

CONTROL CENTRE

SATELLITE

BUS GPS-GPRSCOMMUNICATIONMODULE

WIRELESS NETWORK• GPS-GPRS module on entire Bus fleet (BRT

and AMTS)

• Automatic transmission of Vehicle Locationto Central Control Center (CCC)

• CCC - Bus Driver communication for desiredLevel of Service

• Operator Performance Reports

• Automatically generated Operator PaymentAdvice. Short payment cycles.

Bus routes can be relocated or

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Bus routes can be relocated oreliminated

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Contract out more of the system to

private sector

PublicPrivatePrivatePrivateBusProcurement

(none)PublicPublicPublicServiceStandards

PublicPublicPublicPublicSystem Design

PublicPublicPublicPublicSetting the Fare

NonePrivatePublicPublicOperational

Planning

NonePrivatePublicPublicControl Center

NonePrivatePrivatePublicTrust Fund

PublicPrivatePrivatePublicFare Collection

Public andPrivate

PrivatePrivatePrivateBus Operations

DelhiSantiago

TransSantiago

BogotaTransMilenio

Curitiba URBS