Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The abrupt increase in population along with diverse urban land use patterns has engendered an ample travel demand. In addition, gradual deterioration of level of service of public transport system and increasing private car ownership create acute intolerable congestion. In these circumstances, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is one of the most effective short-term solutions because of its high capacity as well as relatively low construction and operating cost. Despite the high opportunities of introducing BRT in Dhaka, it will face some operational difficulties such as high occupancy, high operational fleet size, small headway, priority in intersection and signal control, etc. Results show that to satisfy the projected high passenger demand, the headway will be 16 seconds and operational fleet size; occupancy will be very high in many locations, which will make the BRT operation difficult and ineffective.
Opportunities and Operational Difficulties of Introducing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Dhaka
Third International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems ; 2013 ; Paris, France
Urban Public Transportation Systems 2013 ; 168-178
2013-10-09
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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