WHAT
IS BRT?
BRT IS A HIGH-CAPACITY BUS-BASED RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
THAT DELIVERS FAST, HIGH QUALITY, RELIABLE, SAFE, AND
COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICES AT A RELATIVELY LOW COST.
zʋŔƃǠǫơʽơɽʋǠŔʋʋǠɭȶʠnjǠƎơƎǫƃŔʋơƎŹʠɽȍŔȥơɽʋǠŔʋŔɭơʋˊɢǫƃŔȍȍˊ
ȟơƎǫŔȥ࢚ŔȍǫnjȥơƎŔȥƎǠŔʽǫȥnjȶljlj࢚ŹȶŔɭƎljŔɭơƃȶȍȍơƃʋǫȶȥ࡫ȍơʽơȍŹȶŔɭƎǫȥnj࡫
ŹʠɽɢɭǫȶɭǫʋˊŔʋǫȥʋơɭɽơƃʋǫȶȥɽ࡫ˁǫʋǠljŔɽʋơɭŔȥƎȟȶɭơljɭơɩʠơȥʋ
ȶɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥɽࡲ
WHAT
IS THE BRT
STANDARD?
þǠơ%èþòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎǫɽŹȶʋǠŔljɭŔȟơˁȶɭȇljȶɭʠȥƎơɭɽʋŔȥƎǫȥnj%èþ
ŔȥƎŔȥơʽŔȍʠŔʋǫȶȥʋȶȶȍljȶɭƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭɽŹŔɽơƎȶȥǫȥʋơɭȥŔʋǫȶȥŔȍŹơɽʋ
ɢɭŔƃʋǫƃơɽࡲThe Standard functions as:
WHAT’S
NEW IN
202?
A COMMON DEFINITION OF BRT
A PLANNING TOOL
þǠơòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎǫȥƃȍʠƎơɽŔ
ƃŔɭơljʠȍȍˊɭơʽǫơˁơƎƎơ˪ȥǫʋǫȶȥ
ȶljʋǠơȇơˊljơŔʋʠɭơɽȶlj%èþ
ʋǠŔʋɭơɽʠȍʋǫȥǠǫnjǠ࢚ɢơɭljȶɭȟǫȥnj
ɽˊɽʋơȟɽ࡫ɭơƃȶnjȥǫ˖ǫȥnjʋǠơ
ǫȟɢȶɭʋŔȥƃơȶljƎơɽǫnjȥŔȥƎ
ǫȥljɭŔɽʋɭʠƃʋʠɭơ࡫ŔɽˁơȍȍŔɽˁơȍȍ࢚
ɭʠȥŔȥƎɭơɽȶʠɭƃơƎȶɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥɽࡲ
þǠơòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎɢɭȶʽǫƎơɽŹơɽʋ࢚
ɢɭŔƃʋǫƃơʋơƃǠȥǫƃŔȍnjʠǫƎŔȥƃơ
ljȶɭƎơɽǫnjȥơɭɽ࡫ɢȍŔȥȥơɭɽ࡫
ȟʠȥǫƃǫɢŔȍǫʋǫơɽ࡫ŔƎʽȶƃŔʋơɽ࡫ŔȥƎ
ƎơʽơȍȶɢȟơȥʋŹŔȥȇɽʋȶƃȶȥɽǫƎơɭ
ŔȥƎnjʠǫƎơƎơƃǫɽǫȶȥ࢚ȟŔȇǫȥnjࡲ
AN EVALUATION TOOL
A RECOGNITION SYSTEM
þǠơòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎƃŔȥŹơʠɽơƎʋȶ
ơʽŔȍʠŔʋơŔȥȶɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥŔȍƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭ
ʋȶɽǠȶˁˁǠơɭơʋǠơɭơŔɭơnjŔɢɽǫȥ
ƎơɽǫnjȥʋǠŔʋƃŔȥŹơɭơƃʋǫ˪ơƎȶɭ
ɢɭȶŹȍơȟɽǫȥȶɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥɽʋǠŔʋ
ȥơơƎʋȶŹơŔƎƎɭơɽɽơƎࡲ
þǠơòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎƃơȍơŹɭŔʋơɽƃǫʋǫơɽ
ʋǠŔʋȟŔƎơƎǫlj˪ƃʠȍʋƎơƃǫɽǫȶȥɽ࡫
ʋȶȶȇŹȶȍƎŔƃʋǫȶȥ࡫ŔȥƎŔɭơȍơŔƎǫȥnj
ʋǠơˁŔˊˁǫʋǠǫȟɢȍơȟơȥʋŔʋǫȶȥŹˊ
ƃơɭʋǫljˊǫȥnjŔ%èþƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭŔɽ%èþ࡫
%ɭȶȥ˖ơ࡫òǫȍʽơɭ࡫ȶɭeȶȍƎࡲ
þǠơࠁ߿ࠁࠃơƎǫʋǫȶȥȶljʋǠơ%èþòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎɭơljȍơƃʋɽŔŹơʋʋơɭ
ʠȥƎơɭɽʋŔȥƎǫȥnjȶljˁǠŔʋɢʠŹȍǫƃʋɭŔȥɽɢȶɭʋȥơơƎɽʋȶƎơȍǫʽơɭ࡫ơɽɢơƃǫŔȍȍˊ
ǫȥƃǠŔȍȍơȥnjǫȥnjʋǫȟơɽࡲThe biggest changes include:
ʋʋơȥʋǫȶȥʋȶFȍơƃʋɭǫljǫƃŔʋǫȶȥ࡬eɭơơȥǫȥnj¡ơŔɽʠɭơɽ࡬ŔȥƎèơɽǫȍǫơȥƃˊ
FˉɢŔȥƎơƎbȶƃʠɽȶȥeơȥƎơɭ࡬òŔljơʋˊ࡬ŔȥƎƃƃơɽɽ
¥ơˁbȶƃʠɽȶȥ%ʠɽǫȥơɽɽ¶ɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥɽ
zȟɢɭȶʽơƎòƃȶɭǫȥnjljȶɭ7ǫʽơɭɽơòˊɽʋơȟɽ
zȟɢɭȶʽơƎáŔɽɽơȥnjơɭŔȥƎ-ʠɽʋȶȟơɭFˉɢơɭǫơȥƃơ
qǫnjǠơɭFȟɢǠŔɽǫɽȶȥ¶ɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥŔȍ7ơƎʠƃʋǫȶȥɽ
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BACK!
WELCOME TO
THE BRT
STANDARD
202 EDITION
202
This is the ljǫljʋǠ edition of the
BRT StandardŔȥƎ࡫ǫȥʋǠơʋơȥ
ˊơŔɭɽɽǫȥƃơǫʋɽƎơŹʠʋ࡫ȶʽơɭ
ࠀࠄࠂƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭɽǠŔʽơȶɢơȥơƎ
ǫȥࠈࠀƃǫʋǫơɽǫȥࠁࠃƃȶʠȥʋɭǫơɽࡲ
ĭǠǫȍơŹʠɽɭŔɢǫƎʋɭŔȥɽǫʋࢎ%èþ࢏
ǫɽȥȶˁŔljŔɭȟȶɭơljŔȟǫȍǫŔɭ
ƃȶȥƃơɢʋǫȥȟŔȥˊƃǫʋǫơɽ࡫ȶʠɭ
ƃȶȍȍơƃʋǫʽơʠȥƎơɭɽʋŔȥƎǫȥnjȶlj
ˁǠŔʋƃȶȥɽʋǫʋʠʋơɽ%èþǠŔɽŔȍɽȶ
ơʽȶȍʽơƎࡲzȥʋǠǫɽơƎǫʋǫȶȥ࡫ˁơ
ǫȥƃȶɭɢȶɭŔʋơʋǠơȍơɽɽȶȥɽˁơǠŔʽơ
ȍơŔɭȥơƎˁǠǫȍơŔƎƎɭơɽɽǫȥnjȥơˁ
ŔȥƎơʽȶȍʽǫȥnjƃǠŔȍȍơȥnjơɽǫȥŔ
ɭŔɢǫƎȍˊƃǠŔȥnjǫȥnjˁȶɭȍƎ࡫ǫȥƃȍʠƎǫȥnj
ƃȍǫȟŔʋơƃǠŔȥnjơ࡫ɢʠŹȍǫƃǠơŔȍʋǠ
ljȶȍȍȶˁǫȥnjʋǠơɢŔȥƎơȟǫƃ࡫ŔȥƎ
ǫȥơɩʠǫʋǫơɽǫȥŔƃƃơɽɽࡲ
%èþǫɽɢŔɭʋǫƃʠȍŔɭȍˊˁơȍȍ࢚ɽʠǫʋơƎʋȶ
ǠơȍɢŔƎƎɭơɽɽʋǠơɽơƃǠŔȍȍơȥnjơɽ࡫
ŔȥƎʋǠơʠɢƎŔʋơƎ%èþòʋŔȥƎŔɭƎ
ɢɭȶʽǫƎơɽŔʽŔȍʠŔŹȍơȟŔɢ
ljȶɭŔƃƃȶȟɢȍǫɽǠǫȥnjʋǠǫɽࡲþǠơ
òʋŔȥƎŔɭƎࢫɽnjȶŔȍǫɽʋȶǠơȍɢƃǫʋǫơɽ
ƃɭơŔʋơɭơɽǫȍǫơȥʋɭŔɢǫƎʋɭŔȥɽǫʋ
ɽˊɽʋơȟɽljȶɭŔȍȍ࡫ơɽɢơƃǫŔȍȍˊ
ɢơȶɢȍơˁǫʋǠƎǫɽŔŹǫȍǫʋǫơɽ࡫ˁȶȟơȥ࡫
ƃŔɭơnjǫʽơɭɽ࡫ŔȥƎɢơȶɢȍơȶlj
ƎǫljljơɭơȥʋŔnjơɽࡲ
SCORECARD
SUMMARY
DESIGN (+100 Total Points)
+ BRT BASICS
Maximum Score 35
+ ACCESS AND INTEGRATION
Maximum Score 16
7ơƎǫƃŔʋơƎèǫnjǠʋ࢚ȶlj࢚ĭŔˊ
7
čȥǫʽơɭɽŔȍƃƃơɽɽ
3
%ʠɽˁŔˊȍǫnjȥȟơȥʋ
7
zȥʋơnjɭŔʋǫȶȥˁǫʋǠ¶ʋǠơɭáʠŹȍǫƃþɭŔȥɽɢȶɭʋ
2
¶ljlj࢚ŹȶŔɭƎbŔɭơ-ȶȍȍơƃʋǫȶȥ
7
áơƎơɽʋɭǫŔȥƃƃơɽɽŔȥƎòŔljơʋˊ
4
zȥʋơɭɽơƃʋǫȶȥþɭơŔʋȟơȥʋɽ
7
òơƃʠɭơ%ǫƃˊƃȍơáŔɭȇǫȥnj
1
áȍŔʋljȶɭȟ࢚ȍơʽơȍ%ȶŔɭƎǫȥnj
7
%ǫƃˊƃȍơ•Ŕȥơɽ
2
%ǫȇơɽǠŔɭơzȥʋơnjɭŔʋǫȶȥ
1
áơɭɽȶȥŔȍòơƃʠɭǫʋˊŔȥƎeơȥƎơɭ࢚ŹŔɽơƎĪǫȶȍơȥƃơ
3
+ SERVICE PLANNING
Maximum Score 18
¡ʠȍʋǫɢȍơèȶʠʋơɽ
4
-ȶȥʋɭȶȍ-ơȥʋơɭ
3
7ơȟŔȥƎáɭȶ˪ȍơ
3
qȶʠɭɽȶlj¶ɢơɭŔʋǫȶȥɽ
3
¡ʠȍʋǫ࢚ƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭ¥ơʋˁȶɭȇ
2
%ʠɽǫȥơɽɽ¡ȶƎơȍ
3
+ STATIONS AND BUSES
Maximum Score 23
áŔɽɽǫȥnj•ŔȥơɽŔʋòʋŔʋǫȶȥɽ
3
¡ǫȥǫȟǫ˖ǫȥnj%ʠɽFȟǫɽɽǫȶȥɽ
3
òʋŔʋǫȶȥɽòơʋ%Ŕƃȇljɭȶȟzȥʋơɭɽơƃʋǫȶȥɽ
2
-ơȥʋơɭòʋŔʋǫȶȥɽ
2
áŔʽơȟơȥʋæʠŔȍǫʋˊ
2
7ǫɽʋŔȥƃơ%ơʋˁơơȥòʋŔʋǫȶȥɽ
2
-ʠɽʋȶȟơɭ࢚ljɭǫơȥƎȍˊòʋŔʋǫȶȥɽ
3
eɭơơȥǫȥnj¡ơŔɽʠɭơɽŔȥƎèơɽǫȍǫơȥƃˊ
1
¥ʠȟŹơɭȶlj7ȶȶɭɽȶȥ%ʠɽ
2
zȥƎơɢơȥƎơȥʋ7ȶƃȇǫȥnj
2
òȍǫƎǫȥnj7ȶȶɭɽŔʋ%èþòʋŔʋǫȶȥɽ
1
+ COMMUNICATIONS
Maximum Score 8
%ɭŔȥƎǫȥnj
2
áŔɽɽơȥnjơɭzȥljȶɭȟŔʋǫȶȥ
4
áŔɽɽơȥnjơɭ-ȶȟȟʠȥǫƃŔʋǫȶȥŔȥƎ7ŔʋŔ-ȶȍȍơƃʋǫȶȥ
2
OPERATIONS (-77 Total Points)
-
POINT DEDUCTIONS
Maximum Score -77
áȶȶɭȍˊ¡ŔǫȥʋŔǫȥơƎzȥljɭŔɽʋɭʠƃʋʠɭơ
-14
¶ʽơɭƃɭȶˁƎǫȥnj
-10
•ȶˁ-ȶȟȟơɭƃǫŔȍòɢơơƎɽ
-10
•ŔƃȇȶljFȥljȶɭƃơȟơȥʋȶljèǫnjǠʋ࢚ȶlj࢚ĭŔˊ
-7
òǫnjȥǫ˪ƃŔȥʋeŔɢ%ơʋˁơơȥ%ʠɽŔȥƎáȍŔʋljȶɭȟ
-7
•ȶȥnjòǫnjȥŔȍ-ˊƃȍơɽ
-7
%ʠɽ%ʠȥƃǠǫȥnjࡸèơȍǫŔŹǫȍǫʋˊ
-6
%ʠɽơɽèʠȥȥǫȥnjáŔɭŔȍȍơȍʋȶ%èþ-ȶɭɭǫƎȶɭ
-4
•ȶˁáơŔȇbɭơɩʠơȥƃˊ
-3
•ȶˁ¶ljlj࢚ɢơŔȇbɭơɩʠơȥƃˊ
-3
•ȶˁáơŔȇáŔɽɽơȥnjơɭɽ
-3
áơƎơɽʋɭǫŔȥɽŔȥƎ-ˊƃȍǫɽʋbŔʋŔȍǫʋǫơɽŔȍȶȥnj-ȶɭɭǫƎȶɭ
-2
áơɭȟǫʋʋǫȥnjčȥɽŔljơ%ǫƃˊƃȍơčɽơ
-1
THE BRT STANDARD
SCORECARD IS
DIVIDED INTO TWO
MAIN SECTIONS:
THE ‘DESIGN’
SECTION
For a total of
+100 points
Ǝơ˪ȥơɽʋǠơƃɭǫʋǫƃŔȍ
ljơŔʋʠɭơɽȶlj%èþƎơɽǫnjȥ
ŔȥƎɢȍŔȥȥǫȥnjࡲ
THE ‘OPERATIONS’
SECTION
For a total of
-77 points
ǫɽơɽɽơȥʋǫŔȍʋȶ
ʠȥƎơɭɽʋŔȥƎǫȥnjʋǠơ
ɩʠŔȍǫʋˊȶljʋǠơ%èþ
ɽơɭʽǫƃơɽȶȥƃơʋǠơ
ƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭȶɢơȥɽࡲ
þǠơƃȶȟŹǫȥŔʋǫȶȥȶljŹȶʋǠ
ǫɽơɩʠŔȍȍˊǫȟɢȶɭʋŔȥʋʋȶ
ŔƃǠǫơʽơȶʠɭƃȍǫȟŔʋơŔȥƎ
ơɩʠǫʋˊnjȶŔȍɽŔȥƎŔȍȍȶˁʠɽơɭɽ
ȶljʋǠơòƃȶɭơƃŔɭƎʋȶʠɽơǫʋǫȥ
ƎǫljljơɭơȥʋˁŔˊɽǫȥȶɭƎơɭʋȶ
ɭơƃȶnjȥǫ˖ơŔƃȶɭɭǫƎȶɭŔɽeȶȍƎ࡫
òǫȍʽơɭ࡫ȶɭ%ɭȶȥ˖ơ%èþࡲ