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IETT Public Transit Benefits Workshop 2 Transit Planning and Intermodal Integration

14  June  2015  Todd  Litman  

Key Concepts • Public  transit  plays  various  roles  in  an  efficient  and  equitable  transportation  system.  

• Many  factors  affect  transit  service  quality  and  therefore  its  ability  to  attract  discretionary  travelers  (people  who  would  otherwise  drive).  

• Bus  Rapid  Transit  (BRT)  defines  high-­‐quality  urban  bus  transit  service.  

• Since  most  transit  trips  involve  walking  links,  walking  improvements  support  transit  travel.    

Discussion Questions • What  roles  should  public  transit  play  in  Istanbul’s  future  ?  Should  it  only  serve  poor  people,  or  

should  it  be  designed  to  attract  more  discretionary  travellers?  • How  would  you  rate  the  quality  of  public  transit  service  in  Istanbul?  • How  can  transit  service  quality  be  improved?  • What  additional  services  and  amenities  would  attract  more  discretionary  users?  • What  resources  do  you  need  to  create  this  type  of  high-­‐quality  public  transit?  

 

Useful Publications  BRT  Global  Database  (www.brtdata.org).    EMBARQ  (2013),  Social,  Environmental  And  Economic  Impacts  Of  BRT  Systems:  Bus  Rapid  Transit  Case  Studies  from  Around  the  World,  EMBARQ  (www.embarq.org);  at  www.embarq.org/sites/default/files/Social-­‐Environmental-­‐Economic-­‐Impacts-­‐BRT-­‐Bus-­‐Rapid-­‐Transit-­‐EMBARQ.pdf.    Dario  Hidalgo  and  Aileen  Carrigan  (2010),  Modernizing  Public  Transportation:  Lessons  Learned  From  Major  Bus  Improvements  In  Latin  America  And  Asia,  EMBARQ  (www.embarq.org);  at  www.embarq.org/sites/default/files/EMB2010_BRTREPORT.pdf.      ITDP  (2012),  The  BRT  Standard,  Institute  for  Transportation  and  Development  Policy  (www.itdp.org);  at  www.itdp.org/documents/BRT_Standard_12312.pdf.      Hiroaki  Suzuki,  Robert  Cervero  and  Kanako  Iuchi  (2013),  Transforming  Cities  with  Transit:  Transit  and  Land-­‐Use  Integration  for  Sustainable  Urban  Development,  World  Bank  (www.worldbank.org);  at  http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/pdf/10.1596/978-­‐0-­‐8213-­‐9745-­‐9.      UITP  (2012),  Better  Urban  Mobility  in  Developing  Countries:  Problems,  Solutions  and  Good  Practices,  International  Association  of  Public  Transport  (www.uitp.org).