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Best practice in Improvements and Upgrades for Bus Networks

Passenger Transit Facility Planning and Design

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Rapid Transit - a few key attributes― Maximised frequency of vehicles

― Exclusivity and priority

― Separated vehicles and passengers

― Minimal dwell time

― Minimal travel time

― Minimal waiting and passenger boarding times

― Optimised reliability

― Safe, comfortable, convenient transit facilities for customers

Bus Networks

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Misconceptions of passenger transit facilities created for bus networks that are irrelevant and functionally useless.

Familiar public emblems and signatures of bus transit?

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The visible bus network partsNetwork name

Passenger facilities including Bus Stations, Terminals, Interchanges and Stops

Vehicles including livery, route display and driver

Infrastructure – Roadways and pavements

Fare collection devices

Passenger information

Operational Staff

The non-visible network partsTransit service planning

Operations, ITS and Maintenance

Customer services

Administration

A Bus Network and its parts

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1996

Bus station Planning and Design – First and Second generation stations

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Consistent standards in Bus station design

Recognisable design language and the development of a passenger facility typology

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The Specific parts where customers interface with services

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Bus Network map and timetable indicating scheduled services

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Consistent standards in Passenger Information at Transit facilities

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Affordable LED technology for Real time passenger information display of bus services

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Clear, unambiguous boarding locations for passengers and stopping positions for drivers

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In association with ITDP

New bus stations including brand and theme for the Guangzhou Bus Network – Guangzhou, China

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Asia's highest capacity bus rapid transit stations

New bus stations including brand and theme for the Guangzhou Bus Network – Guangzhou, China

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Typical three substop station – 40m substop

N and S platforms or E and W platformsN1,N2,and N3 substop, S1,S2 and S3 substopN1-1, N1-2 and N1-3 bus stops, S1-1,S1-2 and S1-3 bus stops

In –line passenger transfer between substopsVehicle stopping LaneVehicle through Lane12M and 18M Vehicles

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In association with MRC

New brand, theme and name for the proposed Rapid Transit Network – Canberra, ACT

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New bus rapid transit stations for the proposed Rapid Transit Network – Canberra, ACT

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New grade separated bus rapid transit station for the proposed Rapid Transit Network – Canberra, ACT

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Some of the parts that form the proposed Rapid Transit Network – Canberra, ACT

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White light

Barrier free environments

Forward circulation from arrival to

departure

Contemporary, responsive and relevant passenger transit facilities

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The Services

Bus service rationalisation – Optimal transfer of passengers between feeder and trunk services – North, South , East and West bound services, AM and PM peak.

Cross platform Vs. In line platform Vs. Platform to platform

Legible predicable stopping locations of multiple vehicles

The Vehicle

Vehicle Operating envelop

Consistency in vehicle types

Standardised boarding height – 350mm max. Kerb height

Conventional stopping Vs. platooning vehicles

Stations, Interchanges and Support facilities

Optimised for all types of services , passenger volumes and responsive to passenger needs

Stopping lane / By pass lane/Separate layover

All weather protection – Covered boarding and alighting

Emblems of a customer focused service operator

Ticket validation and Fare Collection

On Board Vehicle Vs. Off board Vehicle – Prepaid platforms

Roadway Infrastructure

Pavements and Bus priority and the signalisation at intersections and roadways

The bus network parts

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Prepared byDerek Trusler FRAIATransport Architect

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