Bus Rapid Transit
Basics
Friday Video: Buenos Aires Will Challenge Everything You Think You Know About Buses
The Paris of South America has an amazing bus system — but it doesn't run like North American ones at all.
March 13, 2026
Agenda 2026: Will Zohran Mamdani’s Left-Progressive Backers Mobilize for Faster Buses?
New York's new mayor must mobilize the coalition that got him elected if he wants to avoid his recent predecessors' failure to speed up buses.
December 2, 2025
Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in NYC’s Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
August 8, 2025
Bus Rapid Transit Can Work … If Cities Follow the Formula
It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.
August 1, 2025
Can the D.C. Region Substitute Rail With Buses?
Instead of splashy new rail projects, the D.C. region wants to refocus around the bus. But will it work?
July 18, 2025
Talking Headways Podcast: Indianapolis’s Blossoming BRT Network
Austin Gibble on bus rapid transit and cycling in Indiana's capital city.
December 19, 2024
Curitiba: 50 Years of Lessons from the World’s First ‘Bus Rapid Transit’
Curitiba’s BRT system is elemental to the city’s identity — but has not escaped hardships.
October 17, 2024
How Boomtown Austin is Thinking Beyond Highways
The City of Austin’s booming population presents a unique challenge — how to manage mobility and safety in a rapidly growing region.
October 16, 2024
Sustainable Transit Advocates Unite for Harris-Walz — And Against Trump’s Embrace of Fossil Fuel
"Train Lovers for Harris/Walz," the latest group to formed to boost Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
August 13, 2024
What Will It Take to Get Chicago Better Bus Service?
The CTA and CDOT have a toolbox of ideas to make bus service faster and more reliable. Will decision-makers be bold enough to let them follow through?
July 29, 2024
