There are a number of bus rapid transit systems in North America, with some of their technical details listed below.
- The tables below are incomplete. Mouse-over column titles to see expansions of the abbreviations, or see the notes below.
Canada
| Canada |
| Region/system |
Rights-of-way |
Ltd.
stop8 |
Traffic
light
priority |
Pre-
pay9 |
Notes |
| Ded.1 |
Excl.
hwy2 |
Excl.
street3 |
Excl.
part4 |
Bypass5 |
Shoulder6 |
HOV7 |
Calgary, Alberta:
Calgary Transit |
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X |
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X |
X |
X |
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[New BRT Line Planned for Southeast Calgary Coming in 2009 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia:
Metro Transit's MetroLink |
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X |
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X |
X |
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Mississauga, Ontario:
Mississauga Transit |
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X |
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X |
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Dedicated busway to commence construction soon. On-hold until the remaining 33% on funding is obtained. |
Montreal, Quebec:
STM BRT |
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X |
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X |
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Ottawa, Ontario:
OC Transpo |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
See note |
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Ottawa Transitway. Note: Traffic Lights are controlled with sensors in the ground. If a bus is over a sensor, the light will switch to let the bus get priority. [1] |
Vancouver, British Columbia:
B-Line |
See Note |
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X |
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98 B-Line only |
X |
X |
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Until April 2006, #98 B-Line had busway for part of Richmond leg of route |
Waterloo Region, Ontario:
iXpress |
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X |
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X |
X |
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York Region, Ontario:
Viva |
See Note |
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X |
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X |
X |
X |
Dedicated busways planned as part of Viva's Phase 2 expansion |
Mexico
United States
| United States |
| Region/system |
Rights-of-way |
Ltd.
stop8 |
Traffic
light
priority |
Pre-
pay9 |
Notes |
| Ded.1 |
Excl.
hwy2 |
Excl.
street3 |
Excl.
part4 |
Bypass5 |
Shoulder6 |
HOV7 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Rapid Ride |
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X |
X |
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Boston, Massachusetts:
MBTA |
X |
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X |
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Silver Line: Phase I uses street lanes, Phase II (tunnel and street) dual mode bus to airport, and Phase III (tunnel—future) |
Chicago, Illinois:
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X |
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McCormick Place Busway; dedicated route between downtown and McCormick Place Convention Center along the side of active railroad for the use of charter buses for conventions |
Cleveland, Ohio:
Euclid Corridor |
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X |
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X |
X |
X |
dedicated lanes from Public Square to East Cleveland |
Denver, Colorado:
Downtown Express (I-25 HOV) |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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reversible HOV lanes with changeable signs, traffic gates and closed-circuit television; bus tunnel in Northglenn at Wagon Road park-and-Ride; cross-platform rail transfer at Union Station and underground Market Street Station terminus in downtown Denver |
Honolulu, Hawaii:
TheBus Express!/TheTransit |
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X |
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Houston, Texas:
(HOV system) |
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X |
X |
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reversible HOV lanes in 6 corridors with direct ramps to park-and-ride lots, transit centers and Downtown streets. Frequent express bus service using dedicated fleet. |
Kansas City, Missouri:
Metro Area Express (MAX) |
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X |
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X |
X |
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Las Vegas, Nevada:
Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) |
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X |
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X |
X |
X |
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Los Angeles, California:
El Monte Busway |
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X |
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X |
X |
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HOV 3+ lane on freeway and on separate right of way, has three rail-like stations |
Los Angeles, California:
Metro Orange Line |
X |
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X |
X |
busway in old railroad corridor with at-grade crossings |
Los Angeles, California:
Harbor Transitway |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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innermost lanes on freeway – HOV 2+, have rail-like stations and portions of route separate from freeway and run elevated, and on street bus lanes in Downtown Los Angeles used by Harbor Transitway routes |
Los Angeles, California:
Metro Rapid |
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X |
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X |
X |
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Only exclusive lanes are a 1.5 mile section of Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles |
Mesa, Arizona:
Valley METROLink |
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X |
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Starts December 2008 |
Miami, Florida:
[1] |
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X |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN:
University of Minnesota transit |
X |
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X |
X |
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at-grade crossings on busway have flashing stop signs, plus a few priority traffic lights at St. Paul end |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN:
Metro Transit, others |
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X |
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X |
X |
X |
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limited-stop/express buses run in rush hours, also queue-jump lanes for ramp meters, Northwest Corridor busway w/pre-ticketing planned |
Oakland, California:
AC Transit 72R Rapid Bus |
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X |
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X |
X |
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includes NextBus dynamic message signs |
Orlando, Florida:
Lynx Lymmo |
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X |
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Phoenix, Arizona:
RAPID |
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X |
X |
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weekday rush hours only |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Ardmore Busway |
X |
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converted Red Arrow trolley right-of-way, private SEPTA bus road for the 'Route 103' bus to Ardmore from 69th Street Terminal |
Providence, Rhode Island:
East Side Bus Tunnel |
X |
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converted trolley tunnel, built 1912, used solely by four bus lines and one rubber-tired "trolley" line, running under College Hill and the Rhode Island School of Design |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Busway System |
X |
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San Jose, California:
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: Rapid 522 |
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X |
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X |
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Seattle, Washington:
Downtown Seattle Bus Tunnel |
X |
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downtown tunnel and busway continuing south |
Notes
- ^ City of Ottawa - Signal Priority
1 Ded.: Dedicated busway or tunnel
2 Excl. hwy: Exclusive highway lanes
3 Excl. street: Exclusive on-street lanes
4 Excl. part: Part-time exclusive lanes
5 Bypass: No exclusive lanes but heavy intersection bypass lanes
6 Shoulder: Buses can use hard shoulders in congestion
7 HOV: High-occupancy vehicle (carpool) lanes can be used (common)
8 Ltd. stop: System includes limited stop/express routes (includes conventional bus lines, common)
9 Pre-pay: Payment is made before boarding
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