[sustran] Exclusive bus lanes - curb side vs. centre

[Dr.Rajeev Saraf]

Hello Jason,
Your study looks very interesting and I am very much interested in 
getting all the details that you may have. 
I would appreciate if you could send us the same.
In the meanwhile, I would like to compile a list of pros and cons for 
Curb side and Centre bus lanes and I would request your list.
Thanks.

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Dr Rajeev Saraf                 |
Urban and Transport Planner     |
SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST        |      PHONE : 91-11-6858703
APPLIED SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM |      EMAIL : sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in
IIT DELHI 110016                |      FAX   : 91-11-6862037
INDIA                           |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, Shyue Koong Chang (Jason) wrote:

> 
> 
> Dr.Rajeev Saraf wrote:
> 
> > Our minister just retuned from Curitiba where they have implemented
> > exclusive bus lanes in the centre of the carriageway. We have been
> > proposing a bus lane on both sides of the carriageway near the curb.
> > We would like to know the pros and cons of one approach vs. the other?
> > Under what conditions is one prefereed over the other.
> > BTW, I am talking about Delhi and large number of people are using public
> > transport ( bus -based).
> > Any reference or comments would be appreciated.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________________________
> > Dr Rajeev Saraf                 |
> > Urban and Transport Planner     |
> > SENIOR PROJECT SCIENTIST        |      PHONE : 91-11-6858703
> > APPLIED SYSTEM RESEARCH PROGRAM |      EMAIL : sarafrk at cbme.iitd.ernet.in
> > IIT DELHI 110016                |      FAX   : 91-11-6862037
> > INDIA                           |
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> 
> Dear Dr. Saraf:
> 
> I am conducting a project of assessing exclusive bus lane and network in
> Taipei City. The more than 40 km exclusive bus lanes/network have been
> completed and implemented in seven streets in Taipei for 14 months. Of which
> two of them with total 7 km were designed on the second lane from the curb and
> have been implemented for more than four years. Most of the new exclusive bus
> lanes are designed and implemented in the center two lanes of the road.
> 
> The main reason for the center lane design or "non curb" arrangement is that
> we have heavy proportion of motorcycles. The exclusive bus lanes and network
> is running very well. A recent evaluation indicates that the travel speeds
> increase significantly for various modes, i.e., private car, taxi,
> motorcycles. The bus ridership also increases from 1.75 million per day to 2.0
> million per day based on a before and after study. These results encourage our
> transportation department to have a plan of expending the current network.
> That is the project I am conducting now.
> 
> I will send you some materials presenting the basic ideas of the system and a
> preliminary assessment conducted two years ago. Please let me know if you need
> further information.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Jason
> --
> Shyue Koong Chang (Jason)
> Professor
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> Transportation Division
> Department of Civil Engineering
> National Taiwan University
> Phone: 886-2-3625920 ext.304
> Fax: 886-2-3639990
> email: skchang at ccms.ntu.edu.tw
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