The Making of a BRT Playbook
BRT is only successful if it both provides better accesss and service to people already using transit and enables more people to live without having to rely on cars. The BRT playbook outlines a series of steps necessary to build a BRT corridor between the cities of Everett and Boston, with lessons that can be applied to any city looking to implement BRT.
The different steps are outlined, in relative order, and highlight the sequencing of key decisions and milestones. Of course, building support and buy in from the community is a critical first step to pursuing any BRT project, even before planning for operations and design.
Operations planning, demand analysis, and the utility of BRT in the corridor.
Communications and marketing, branding and public engagement.
Governance and financing, and how the project fits into the regional transportation plan.
Infrastructure plan for the corridor, looking at roadway geometry, traffic and signaling, station types and locations, and fleet storage,
Technology and how it is incorporated into the Fleet, door positions, level boarding, and how zero-emission vehicles may be used. It also discusses fare payment systems and transit signal priority.
How the corridor can be integrated into the local and regional context. This includes integration with the regional transit system, bicycling and walking facilities, and the built environment.
This playbook from ITDP outlines critical steps and decision points to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor in Massachusetts between the cities of Everett and Boston. Included are data-rich insights into specific on-the-ground conditions and illustrations of creative bus priority improvements in Everett along a potential Everett-to-Boston BRT corridor.
