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- Atlanta
- Westline Metro and BRT
- 1.5-mile route would extend existing MARTA East-West Line rail service west along MLK Boulevard from current terminus at Hamilton Holmes Station to new station at Adamsville and I-285; BRT service would run in I-20 from Hamilton Holmes Station to Baker Hill (just outside of the city of Atlanta), via Adamsville
- Funding is not yet dedicated
- I-20 East BRT
- New route would run from Downtown Atlanta to Stonecrest Mall in the median of I-20, via South Dekalb Mall, providing service east and southeast of Atlanta
- Funding is not yet dedicated
- Westline Metro and BRT
- Austin
- MetroRapid BRT– 2012
- 37.5 miles of buses running in shared lanes in an x-shaped corridor
- Cost of $47 million, received federal small starts funding
- MetroRapid BRT– 2012
- Boston
- Silver BRT– Delayed indefinitely because of a lack of regional transit funds
- 1-mile connector between two currently disconnected sections of the Silver Line BRT
- Urban Ring BRT, then conversion to HRT or LRT – Delayed indefinitely because of a lack of regional transit funds.
- First phases would be dedicated bus lanes; these lanes would be converted or upgraded to Metro or LRT operation
- 25-mile circular corridor surrounding inner city Boston, with stations in Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, East Boston, and South Boston
- Construction of rail likely to begin in 2015
- Silver BRT– Delayed indefinitely because of a lack of regional transit funds
- Charlotte
- Silver Southeast BRT or LRT – 2022-2026 – Partially Funded
- 13.5-mile new line, leading from Uptown to Matthews
- Construction likely to begin in 2018
- Silver Southeast BRT or LRT – 2022-2026 – Partially Funded
- Chicago
- Jeffery Avenue BRT – 2012 – Funded
- 16-mile whole corridor, with 16 blocks from 67th to 83rd Streets operating in independent lanes
- First segment of Chicago’s planned series of BRT lines
- Some signal priority, special station treatment, and signage will be provided, along with sidewalk upgrades
- Replaces #14 Jeffery Express bus
- Funded with U.S. federal livability grant
- Western Corridor BRT – Partially Funded
- 21-mile corridor, running from Howard to 95th Street, either along Western Avenue or Ashland Avenue
- Would connect much of the city and the radial transit lines with a major route that bypasses the loop
- Currently undergoing an alternatives analysis study
- Jeffery Avenue BRT – 2012 – Funded
- Des Moines
- Route 60 Ingersoll-University Loop BRT– 2014
- Loop to and from downtown along University Avenue, Ingersoll Avenue, 42nd St, and 6th/7th Streets, with around 40 stations
- Would connect DART Central Station with Des Moines University, Roosevelt High School, and Drake University
- Service would be operated every 15 minutes on shared routes with new stations and real-time information
- Cost of $25 million, necessitates $20 million in federal funding to move forward
- Route 60 Ingersoll-University Loop BRT– 2014
- Fort Collins
- Mason Corridor BRT– 2011
- 5 miles of buses running north-south in dedicated lanes from Cherry Street to Harmony Road
- Cost of $82 million, received federal small starts funding
- Mason Corridor BRT– 2011
- Fresno
- Fresno Area Express/Blackstone BRT– 2014
- 13.8 miles of bus rapid transit, running north-south along Blackstone Avenue and east-west along Kings Canyon Road, via downtown and Fulton Mall
- 26 stops planned
- Dedicated lanes would be provided along 20 percent of the route; would include traffic signal priority, off-board boarding, and real time arrival information
- 7,200 daily riders expected
- Cost of $48.2 million, paid for by Federal Small Starts program ($38.55 million) and California Proposition 1B ($9.64 million)
- Fresno Area Express/Blackstone BRT– 2014
- Grand Rapids
- Silver Line BRT– 2012
- 9 miles of bus rapid transit running along Division Avenue from downtown to Kentwood
- Planned 10-minute peak frequencies and 15-minute off-peak frequencies
- Would include traffic signal priority, off-board boarding, and real-time arrival information
- $37 million cost, paid for by Federal Small Starts program ($29.6 million) and Michigan Comprehensive Transportation Fund Appropriation ($7.4 million)
- Silver Line BRT– 2012
- Hartford
- Hartford-New Britain BRT – 2013 – Partially Funded
- 9.4-mile new line from Hartford to New Britain, via West Hartford and Newington
- $569 million cost
- Construction likely to begin in 2012
- Hartford-New Britain BRT – 2013 – Partially Funded
- Jacksonville
- BRT North Corridor– 2013
- 9.3 miles of bus rapid transit, running along Boulevard Street, Norwood Avenue, and Lem Turner Road from downtown Jacksonville to Armsdale Road, over the Trout River
- Connects to Phase I BRT already underway downtown
- Would include traffic signal priority, off board boarding
- 13 stops planned, 10-minute headways at peak and 15-minute headways at other times
- 4,600 daily riders expected
- Cost of $21.3 million, paid for by Federal Small Starts program ($17.04 million), Florida New Starts Transit Program ($2.13 million), and JTA Local Discretionary Funds ($2.13 million)
- Construction expected to begin in 2012
- BRT North Corridor– 2013
- New York
- Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement CR or BRT – Partially Funded
- Project would allow for new transit on the replacement for the existing and degraded Tappan Zee bridge; BRT or CR would connect Westchester and Rockland Counties, mainly in the corridor between Rye and Suffern, via White Plains, Tarrytown, Nyack, and Spring Valley
- No funding has yet been committed; project is still being studied
- Select Bus Service BRT Network – Funded
- Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue BRT – 2013
- Would run 9.3 miles from Williamsburg Bridge to Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn
- Replaces B44 Limited Bus
- Receives offset bus lanes for 5 miles, signal priority for 3.8 miles, potential bus lane
- $40 million cost, funded by Federal Small Starts
- Hylan Boulevard BRT – 2013
- Little planning yet done, but would run in Staten Island
- Phase II
- Corridors yet to be defined, but would extend across the city, especially to areas lacking subway service
- Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue BRT – 2013
- Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement CR or BRT – Partially Funded
- Oakland
- East Bay BRT– 2014
- Run by AC Transit, project would extend 16.9 miles from Berkeley to San Leandro, via Oakland
- Mostly parallel to BART, though with more frequent station stops
- Expected 50,000 daily riders
- Cost of $235 million
- East Bay BRT– 2014
- Pittsburgh
- Downtown-Oakland BRT
- Connection between city’s two major job centers would include dedicated bus lanes along the Forbes and Fifth Avenue Corridor and improve stations to make them more recognizable
- Currently not funded, in long-term plans
- Downtown-Oakland BRT
- Richmond
- Broad Street BRT / Study Website
- New bus line, running in median lanes along Broad Street, would open by 2015, running between Rockets Landing and Willow Lawn
- By 2030, line would extend to Short Pump
- Broad Street BRT / Study Website
- Roaring Fork
- VelociRFTA BRT– 2013
- 38.8 miles of new bus corridor, from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, via Carbondale, El Jebel, and Woody Creek
- $44 million cost, partially sponsored by federal Small Starts grants
- VelociRFTA BRT– 2013
- San Antonio
- Fredericksburg Road BRT– 2012
- 8-10 mile line would run from South Texas Medical Center to Downtown San Antonio
- 8 stations along the corridor, with several other stations located downtown
- Combination of dedicated lane and mixed traffic operations
- Construction could begin in 2012
- $110 million cost
- Fredericksburg Road BRT– 2012
- San Bernardino
- E Street sbX BRT– 2013
- 15.7 miles of new bus corridor, from Loma Linda University, through downtown along E Street, then north along Kendall Drive to Cal State San Bernardino
- $192 million cost, partially sponsored by federal Small Starts grants
- E Street sbX BRT– 2013
- San Diego
- Mid City Rapid Bus – 2011 – Funded
- 10-mile line between San Diego State University and downtown along El Cajon and Park Boulevards
- 16 new stations planned
- Transit signal priority, but no separated lanes
- Escondido Rapid Bus – Partially Funded
- 6-mile rapid bus connection between Escondido Transit Center, downtown, and South Escondido
- Will connect to I-15 BRT and Sprinter transit lines
- Replaces an existing bus service, consolidates stations from 31 to 25
- Gives buses cue jumpers to get to the front of traffic at intersections
- I-15 BRT – 2012 – Partially Funded
- Would connect Mid City along SR 94 and SR 163
- $40-70 million cost
- South Bay Rapid Bus – 2015 – Partially Funded
- 21-mile line connects downtown San Diego with Otay Mesa Border Crossing (with Mexico)
- Will travel on SR 94 and I-805 in HOV lanes and then in dedicated lanes through Chula Vista to the border
- First, less expensive first phase will be complete in 2012
- 15 new stations planned
- SuperLoop – 2010 – Funded
- 8-mile circular transit system serving the North University City area of the city
- Traffic signal priority, dedicated bike lanes, dedicated turn lanes, and new stations
- Phase I, a partial completion of the project, already in service
- Mid City Rapid Bus – 2011 – Funded
- San Francisco
- Geary BRT – 2013 – Partially Funded
- New line running east-west in isolated right-of-way within street along length of Geary corridor, from Market Street to 48th Avenue at the Pacific Ocean; line is rail ready and could be converted relatively cheaply to MUNI Metro operation
- 51,000 projected daily riders (up 4% from current riders, even with huge time savings)
- $200 million cost
- Construction is likely to begin in 2014
- Van Ness BRT– 2013
- 2-mile new line running north-south in isolated right-of-way within street along length of Van Ness corridor, from Market Street to Russian Hill
- $119 million cost, partially sponsored by Federal Small Starts grants
- Construction is likely to begin in 2013
- Geary BRT – 2013 – Partially Funded
- Seattle
- Rapid Ride (Metro Transit) – 2010-2013 – FUNDED
- Six lines, four of which (A, B, C, and D) are already running:
- E – Shoreline to downtown Seattle – 2013
- F – Burien to Renton via Tukwila – 2013
- Implementation cost – $190 million
- Funding from Transit Now sales tax increase
- Six lines, four of which (A, B, C, and D) are already running:
- EZRA(Puyallup Transit)
- From Puyallup Downtown to South Hill, along Meridian Corridor
- Total cost around $30 million
- Rapid Ride (Metro Transit) – 2010-2013 – FUNDED
- Twin Cities
- Cedar Avenue BRT
- 16-mile line along Cedar Avenue/Highway 77 from Mall of America to Lakeville, via Burnsville, Apple Valley, and Farmington
- Initial phases, partially funded, will implement express services; the final phase will place a center-running bus-only lane along a part of the route
- Connection with Hiawatha LRT will be possible at Mall of America
- Full project would cost $135 million
- Arterial Transit Corridors BRT
- 11 corridors being studied for potential improved bus service
- American
- Chicago
- Nicollet
- Broadway
- Hennepin
- Central
- Lake
- Snelling
- West 7th
- Robert
- East 7th
- System would allow pre-paid boarding and would offer improved frequencies
- No current implementation timeline or funding available
- 11 corridors being studied for potential improved bus service
- Cedar Avenue BRT
- Winnipeg
- Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor BRT – FUNDED
- New line will run from the University of Winnipeg Downtown to Jubilee Avenue; a future stage will run west from Jubilee Avenue to Bison Drive
- Designed to be converted to LRT operation
- $138 million (Canadian) cost
- Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor BRT – FUNDED
- Vancouver (WA)
- Fourth Plain BRT – 2015
- Planned BRT in mixed traffic, mostly along Fourth Plain Boulevard
- Would run from Westfield Vancouver Mall to downtown, where it may connect with future LRT connection to Portland over Columbia River Crossing
- Construction expected to begin in 2014
- Future links into North Portland and East Vancouver being studied
- Fourth Plain BRT – 2015
- York Region
- Viva Rapidways
- Existing bus rapid transit lines would be upgraded to expressways with their own rights-of-way
- Part of province’s Vivanext plan, which would fund up to $1.4 billion in projects
- Several rapidways would be built, including:
- Highway 7 from Vaughan to Markham – 2014
- Yonge Street from Richmond Hill to Newmarket – 2014
- Davis Drive from Yonge Street to Newmarket – 2013
- Buses would eventually be replaced by light rail as ridership increases; rights-of-way will be designed to allow for conversion
- Viva Rapidways