An Assessment of the planning and operational performance of the Bus Rapid Transit in Istanbul

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Yüce, Elif Can
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In Turkey, the only city that currently operates BRT is İstanbul. There are researches that focus on different BRT systems in the world, yet there has not been a comprehensive, systematic and comparative evaluation of the BRT experience in İstanbul. There seems to be an urgent need to study this BRT investment, with a particular focus on planning, operation and ridership characteristics with a comparative approach. This thesis analyses the BRT corridor in İstanbul and answers the question whether Metrobüs in İstanbul is a success or not. In order to understand the criteria for defining success, planning, operation and ridership characteristics are identified based on the previous literature and particularly the analysis of three best practice cases that currently operate BRT; these are Curitiba, Bogota and Mexico City. The study sets the criteria in planning, operation and ridership of BRT systems drawn by previous studies and answers by people who were involved in these projects. It compares the best practice cases and the Istanbul Metrobüs; focusing on planning and operation characteristics and using primary indicators of performance and ridership. The study reveals strength and weaknesses of the Istanbul Metrobüs in comparison to best practice BRT cases in the world. The findings provide lessons both for the future extensions of the BRT in Istanbul and for other cities that may consider implementing this transit technology.
Bus rapid transit, Bus lines, Transportation, Automotive, Local transit, Urban transportation
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615683/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/22462
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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E. C. Yüce, “An Assessment of the planning and operational performance of the Bus Rapid Transit in Istanbul,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2013.
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