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BRT in Brazil: Designing services in function of given infrastructure projects or designing infrastructure in function of established service quality patterns?

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  • de Aragão, Joaquim José Guilherme
  • Yamashita, Yaeko
  • Orrico Filho, Romulo Dante

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The present paper analyses the recent investments in BRT and BHLS corridors in Brazil, as well the respective decision and implementation process. After a brief evaluation of the Brazilian BRT program, alternatives to the traditional BRT projects are discussed, where quality goals are defined in first place for the major routes and, done this, the minimal infrastructure investments are established, with the aim of ensuring a gain in overall travel time and reliability. The case of the BRS System (the Brazilian acronym for BHLS) in Rio de Janeiro is used as a contrast case for the traditional BRT projects. The second and main part is dedicated to the Brazilian Capital City Brasilia, where public transport has been for long time neglected, but has implemented a BRT line, which has been source for more trouble than success. The paper discusses not only the circumstances of this investment project, but also other needed measures in order to restore the overall public transport service network that may ensure success of this investment and of others in the time to come. A new system that combines BRT and BRS and other managing reforms is proposed. Unfortunately, after a an auspicious beginning, the initiative stranded in few months. The hypothetic reasons for the pitfall are sketched and new topics for the research agenda on the BRT/BHLS issue is exposed.

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  • de Aragão, Joaquim José Guilherme & Yamashita, Yaeko & Orrico Filho, Romulo Dante, 2016. "BRT in Brazil: Designing services in function of given infrastructure projects or designing infrastructure in function of established service quality patterns?," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 304-312.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:59:y:2016:i:c:p:304-312
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2016.07.008
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    1. Cohen-Blankshtain, Galit, 2021. "On another track: Differing views of experts and politicians on rail investments in peripheral localities," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    2. Chinnawat Hoonsiri & Vasin Kiattikomol & Siriluk Chiarakorn, 2020. "Energy Saving and CO 2 Reduction Potential from Partial Bus Routes Reduction Model in Bangkok Urban Fringe," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-18, November.

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    Keywords

    Public transport; BRT; Bus corridor; Network design;
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    JEL classification:

    • L - Industrial Organization
    • M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
    • R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics

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