Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bus Rapid Transit

America’s Early Bus Rapid Transit Systems Are Working Well

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 5, 2018 | 42 Comments

Now 10 years old and older, the performance of the U.S.'s first bus rapid transit systems helps explain why the model has caught fire.

By Ethan Goffman | Oct 5, 2018 | 2 Comments

Bus lanes are useless if constantly impinged on by traffic. Here's how to fix the problem.

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 12, 2018 | 9 Comments

More service = more riders. The patterns holds true in Indy, which is ramping up transit service.

By Andy Furillo | Sep 4, 2018 | 3 Comments

Simpler bus routes and dedicated lanes produced an overnight ridership increase of 14 percent.

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2018 | 4 Comments

Advocates successfully got Montgomery County to consider adding bus lanes to its BRT plan. Anti-transit NIMBYs see a conspiracy.

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 22, 2018 | 14 Comments

Albuquerque's new "ART" bus rapid transit is experiencing minor "hiccups" that cities should expect when launching a major new transit route.