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... 10 Background This chapter provides basic background information about BRT. Informed by a review of relevant completed research and studies, this chapter briefly outlines the history of BRT and the impacts of BRT investments, identifies challenges that U.S.
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... Background 11   By 2003, there were 14 operating, under-construction, and under-development BRT systems in the United States and Canada (Levinson et al.
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... 12 Bus Rapid Transit: Current State of Practice out-of-date and not fully representative of the range of current BRT practice in the United States and Canada. Research and studies completed since 2007 provide impact data to supplement TCRP Report 118.
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... Background 13   • Impacts on other transportation modes. Space used exclusively by BRT vehicles is space that is not available for other transit services, general traffic, freight traffic, pedestrians, bicyclists, or other modes.

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