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BRT Observatory EMBARQ-PUC Washington, January 26 th, 2011

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Objectives Create the worlds most complete reference to the state of the practice in BRT Provide information for benchmark analysis between corridors and/or systems Provide some type of BRT accreditation (BRT Scale) Create liaisons with transit agencies Provide questions for our research agenda and data for our projects Develop few case studies Build a bridge between research and practice

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Description We are gathering information at three levels: Shallow (~119 cities, ~279 corridors) - Atlas Medium (~50-60 cities, 100+ corridors) - For Econometric Models Deep (~ 15 cities systems, 25+ corridors) Detailed Case Studies, transversal (common to the cities), horizontal (very complete description and analysis of a city/system)

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Information Scopes Level of Information Number of Cities, Systems, Corridors Shallow, the most systems Desktop and light contacts (119+ cities, 279+ corridors) Medium, enough corridors for econometric analyses, strong contacts and time effort (~50-60 cities, 75+ corridors) Deep, very detailed information for complete case studies, very strong contacts, time and visits (~ 15 cities systems, 25+ corridors)

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Current status We have defined a list of variables to study and created an instrument to collect the data interaction of PUC-ITLS-EMBARQ We applied the pilot instrument to four cities (corridors) Juan Carlos Muoz and Daniela Facchini presented at the VREF meeting in Nairobi, Kenya (Dec 2010) 7 CoE indicated willingness to collaborate with data collection We produced a report on the pilot data collection effort We created a basic list with 119 cities with BRT systems and bus corridors in operation and a presentation on the status of the BRT industry worldwide We are improving the instruments and databases and collecting data (shallow and medium level-partial) Preliminary results expected for Aug-Sep 2011

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Our updated list of cities with BRT and bus corridors in operation includes 119 cities, 278 corridors, 4287 km, 6569 stations, 30K buses and 26.8 million passengers per weekday

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Summary information from the current dataset Source: BRT and Bus Corridors Dataset, Summary by Region and Country, EMBARQ, January 12, 2011

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Latin America and Asia have similar BRT/Bus Corridor km, but LAC dominates in ridership Source: BRT and Bus Corridors Dataset, Summary by Region and Country, EMBARQ, January 12, 2011

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Observatory data collection effort 2011 Basic 119 Cities, 279 corridors Expand the indicators to 20-25 Expand cities to ~140, corridors ~300 (new projects and missed cities) Data verification and update Medium Select 50-60 cities ~100 corridors for medium level (for econometric analyses) EMBARQ: around 15-20 cities, 30-40 corridors for medium level Others 30-40 cities to be defined Deep Select cities for very comprehensive data collection EMBARQ 7-8 cities, update and improve case studies

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In depth cities selection (proposed) 1.Santiago, Chile - PUC 2.Bogot, Colombia - EMBARQ 3.Len, Mxico - EMBARQ 4.Pereira, Colombia - EMBARQ 5.Guayaquil, Ecuador - EMBARQ 6.Istanbul, Turkey - EMBARQ 7.Ahmedabad, India - EMBARQ 8.Guanghozou, China 9.Johannesburg, South Africa 10.Sydney, Australia - 11.Brisbane, Australia 12.Los Angeles, USA 13.Boston, USA 14-15 (Europe?) Others with good background information and contacts (SIBRT): Guadalajara, Mxico Mxico City Quito, Ecuador Lima, Per Cali, Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia

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Types of Indicators Socio demographic city context Project planning and implementation Intermodal integration and transfers Physical characteristics of the corridor Bus services Bus stops and stations Information to users Buses Fare and fare collection system Bus operations Passengers use of the system20 Contracts and operators ownership Safety and security Operational costs Marketing Identity Urban Impacts 381 deep indicators 121 medium indicators ~ 20-25 shallow indicators

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Information Sources General References: TCRP Report 90 Bus Rapid Transit, ITDP- GTZs BRT Planning Guide, and US-FTA BRT Characteristics for Decision Makers. Web references as: http://www.chinabrt.org/defaulten.aspx; http://www.nbrti.org/contact.html; http://www.gobrt.org/http://www.chinabrt.org/defaulten.aspx http://www.nbrti.org/contact.htmlhttp://www.gobrt.org/ Internal references EMBARQ (Case studies Curitiba, Quito, Bogot, Len, Mxico, S o Paulo, Pereira, Guayaquil, Santiago, Beijing, Jakarta, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Istanbul) Internal references PUC (Santiago, Quito) Other BRT CoE members: Australia, Portugal, USA Other VREF CoE: China, South Africa, United Kingdom, Australia, USA and India Latin American Association of BRT and Integrated Bus Systems - SIBRT: founding members Curitiba, S o Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Goiania, Santiago, Bogot, Pereira, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Quito, Guayaquil, Mxico, Guadalajara

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Medium Level Indicators Observatory Pilot Questionnaire Capture and record the experience of elaborating and filling out the questionnaire Collaborative effort EMBARQ-ITLS-PUC

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Data collection November-December 2010 Linha Verde BRT Corridor Curitiba, Brazil (CTS-Brasil) 156/180 questions answered for 1 corridor total of 169 person-hours dedicated to data collection Optibs BRT System Len, Mxico (CTS-Mxico) 121/180 questions answered for 5 corridors total of 64 person-hours dedicated to data collection Trolebs BRT Corridor Quito, Ecuador (PUC-Chile) 151/180 questions answered for 1 corridor Pajaritos Sur BRT Corridor Santiago de Chile (PUC-Chile) 116/180 questions answered for 1 corridor

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Linha Verde BRT Corridor Curitiba, Brazil Availability CategoryIndicated As Could Not GetCNG Very Hard to GetVHG Difficult to GetDG Straightforward to GetSG Optibs BRT System Len, Mexico Pajaritos Sur BRT Corridor Santiago de Chile, Chile Results - Information Availability

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Results Information Availability Information not available for the four pilot corridors

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Main findings It was not possible to fill the pilot questionnaire from internet sources needs internal contacts and time Some questions need clarification 33% of the indicators were very hard to get or not possible at all Data did not have references, or references were wrong Some information is not divided per corridor; it belongs to the whole system of corridors within the city We verified the need for improvements on the spreadsheet to better organize the data and make analyses easier

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Some definitions and actions required Clarity of some questions (e.g. 14, 53, 57, 58) What to do with indicators we were not able to get How to get indicators that were very hard to get, which are important for econometric analyses Making sure sources are well registered Which indicators to be sourced centrally (e.g. PPP) How to divide general information of the system by corridors (divide per km? per vehicle? per passenger?) Feedback and suggestions for improvement for the excel spreadsheet.

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Observatory schedule Basic Databases Shallow and Medium Agree on basic indicators: EMBARQ, PUC, September 2010 OK Pilot questionnaire: EMBARQ, PUC, December 2010 OK Basic dataset 119 cities, 279 corridors: EMBARQ, January 2011 OK Complement basic dataset (~140 cities, 300 corridors, 20-25 indicators, validate data) January-May 2011 Define medium level dataset (50-60 cities, ~100 corridors) and mechanism to get to medium level indicators (EMBARQ 15-20 cities, 30-40 corridors) January July 2011 Prepare a report to be web published EMBARQ, PUC July-August 2011 Review first annual report CoE members Sep-Oct 2011 Web Publish first annual report EMBARQ, PUC November 2011 Repeat process 2011-2012

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In depth case studies Agree on cities and distribution of responsibilities: CoE, January- February 2011 Agree on data collection methodology, in depth structured survey: EMBARQ-PUC, coordination with SIBRT, March-April 2011 Site visits and data collection, EMBARQ, PUC, others as required and possible, May-Sep 2011 Data consolidation and analysis, EMBARQ-PUC, Oct-Nov 2011 Prepare small publication combining extended database and deep dive, Dec 2011 Prepare a long publication combining basic database and deep dive, Dec 2011 Feb 2012 Review long publication, CoE and other experts, March April 2012 Publish book: BRT State of the Practice Worldwide June 2012

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Case Studies - Future BRT and Road Safety (on going, responsibility of EMBARQ, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies). We will request review by CoE members. Other case studies to be defined, ideas: Studies funded by SIBRT? (issue of confidentiality) Fare evasion in bus systems Bus advanced technologies: costs, barriers, opportunities, impacts Hybrid buses study (opportunity with Clinton Foundation IDB)

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Muchas Gracias!