Can bus really be the new tram?

Paul Hodgson, Stephen Potter, James Warren and David Gillingwater

Research in Transportation Economics, 2013, vol. 39, issue 1, 158-166

Abstract: BRT appears to be less expensive to build and operate than tram systems but can it really approach the performance level of a tram system and what is the environmental performance of comparable systems?

Keywords: Bus Rapid Transit; Light rail; Value for money; Emissions; Transit evaluation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.009

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