#BRT Case Studies# BRT in Europe

It is a new decade, transit oriented development, walking and cycling are trending together rather than just a transport itself. There are some high quality transit systems in Europe. According to financial issues and budget cuts, BRT system rise up because it requires less built cost and is easy to integrate with urban developments.

Successful BRT has following features:

" frequent stops (around ¼ mile); 
dedicated or semi-exclusive rights-of-way; 
strong brand identity; 
identifiable stop infrastructure; 
off board fare collection; 
real-time information; 
high capacity/low floor vehicles."

BRT system acts successfully in Europe. There are some examples: 

- As a improved bus network in the urban context: Stockholm -
- Bus Truck Network and in the Paris – Mobilien
- FirststageofBHLS:DublinandManchesterwithdeBusQuality
- Corridors
- As a BHLS in an urban context: Nantes with BusWay 4 and
- Lorient with Triskell
- As a BHLS in a metropolitan context, transversal line: Paris with
- TVM and Amsterdam with Zuidtangent
- As a BHSL in a metropolitan context, radial corridor: Madrid with the Bus-HOV corridor 

Sources:
http://www.steerdaviesgleave.com/news-and-insights/bus-rapid-transit-the-next-big-thing
http://brtdata.org
http://www.cities-for-mobility.net/documents/wc08/cfm_world_congress_workshop_a_madrid.pdf