Bus Rapid Transit bus rapid transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit Systems light rail transit (LRT) : State of Discussion

2012 ◽  
pp. 1810-1818
Author(s):  
Cliff Henke
Keyword(s):  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Transit Bus

scholarly journals The Use of Light Rail or Light Rapid Transit Systems by Individuals with Severe Visual Impairments

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Orientation And Mobility ◽  
Mobility Training ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between use of light rapid or light rail transit (LRT) systems by persons with severe visual impairments and independence in orientation and mobility. It found that orientation and mobility training on LRT systems would resolve many of the difficulties that users of the systems encountered. Modification that would make the systems more easily accessible to visually impaired travelers are suggested.

Comparison of Emissions from Light Rail Transit and Bus Rapid Transit

2005 ◽  
Vol 1927 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Puchalsky
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Oxides Of Nitrogen ◽  
Light Rail Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Plant Emissions

Bus rapid transit (BRT) is an evolving and promising transit mode that has emerged as a low-cost competitor to light rail transit (LRT) in providing medium-capacity semirapid transit. In addition, recent advances in diesel and compressed natural gas technology have caused the truism “electric rail is cleaner than diesel bus” to be revisited. A partial fuel cycle comparison of the regional or urban emissions of carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and volatile organic compounds from BRT and LRT is presented. The BRT analysis includes tailpipe exhaust emissions and fuel transportation, storage, and distribution emissions. The LRT analysis contains electric power plant emissions and line-loss-induced emissions. The analysis shows that whenever equal levels of technology are compared, LRT consistently performs better than BRT despite recent advances in the BRT mode. The analysis also shows that both modes are cleaner now than in the past.

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