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Across Latitudes and Cultures Bus Rapid transit (ALC-BRT), Santiago, Chile
A Centre of Excellence for BRT development
“The primary goal is to support more successful BRT deployment by developing a new framework for bus rapid transit planning, design, financing, implementation and operation in diverse urban areas," says Juan Carlos Muñoz from the College of Engineering and the Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
The primary goal of ALC-BRT is to develop a new framework for the planning, design, financing, implementation and operation of bus rapid transit in different urban areas, offering clear guidelines to decision makers on when and how such projects can enhance mobility and meet accessibility needs.
An essential goal is to make the knowledge developed through the Center widely available to support more successful BRT deployment, and in particular to identify elements which are transferable between existing and prospective systems. The focus will be not only at the project level, but also on how such projects interact with other elements of the urban system so that the total urban mobility system is transformed.
Established in May of 2010, the ALC-BRT is a Centre dedicated to Bus Rapid Transit development. Implemented in Santiago, Chile, the centre works as a consortium of five institutions that include Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Technical University of Lisbon, The University of Sydney and EMBARQ — The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport, including its network of centers of sustainable transport.
Host organisation:
The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
Link to the Centre's Website
Publications:
- Road transport and climate change: stepping off the greenhouse gas
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Research theme:
Green & Safe Transports
Year: 2011
Type: Research article - A topological route choice model
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Research theme:
Urban Traffic Management
Year: 2011
Type: Research article - Assessing the cost of transfer inconvenience in public transport systems: A case study of the London Underground
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2011
Type: Research article - Reliability improvement in short headway transit services - schedule- and headway based holding strategies
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Service reliability measurement using automated fare card data - application to the London Underground
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Comparing operator and users costs of light rail, heavy rail and bus rapid transit over a radial public transport network
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Optimization of public transportation systems
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Critical issues in the design of contractual relations for transport infrastructure development
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Research theme:
Transport Planning & Governance Systems
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Competing for level of service in the provision of mobility services: concepts, processes and measures
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Curitiba, the cradle of bus rapid transit
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Research theme:
Urban Traffic Management
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Design of limited‐stop services for an urban bus corridor with capacity constraints
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Research theme:
Urban Traffic Management
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Choosing the Right Express Services for a Bus Corridor with Capacity Restrictions
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Research theme:
Urban Traffic Management
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - BRT in Latin America – high capacity and performance, rapid implementation, low cost
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Research theme:
Urban Traffic Management
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Contracting regimes for bus services: what have we learnt after 20 years?
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Passenger experience with quality‐enhanced bus service: the Tyne and Wear ‘Superoute’ services
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Research theme:
Public Transport Development
Year: 2010
Type: Research article
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