But innovation does not always guarantee micros an improvement, and 900 million invested in Cape To

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Department of Transportation publishes first tender for the establishment of a BRT taxi shuttle connecting the Herzliya and Ra'anana with the Tel Aviv metropolitan buses Rabbi capacity, in direct and fast. According to the plan the BRT line first, "Rose Line", will include two main axes, the first strikeout Sharon will pass from Kfar Saba, a fresh way to Herzliya. The second axis will include a line connecting the Kfar Sava, through MurasHaJunction directly to the center of Tel Aviv. The BRT system is expected to be inaugurated at the end of Sharon in 2017.
Bus Rabbi capacity of the BRT lines will travel the streets of cities and special travel path slightly elevated micros from the rest of the movement and receive preference at traffic lights all along the route. Other lines will not be allowed to travel on the BRT route Katz noted that the BRT system will offer the traveling public a particularly high level of service and attractive travel times will compete with the private car. According to him, Rabbi capacity buses will travel along the journey between the cities of Tel Aviv Sharon, a frequency of 5 minutes and the city of Kfar Saba, Ra'anana and Herzliya frequency of 10 minutes at least, similar to the services provided by light rail. Each bus will be able to transport about 200 passengers. micros
Katz said that the system will upgrade the city centers of Kfar Saba, Ra'anana and Herzliya and revival through micros improving the appearance of streets and reducing exposure to noise and air pollution. The project will be replaced and upgraded infrastructure along the route of the BRT. Katz added that while the BRT project in Sharon, promotes office these days more BRT lines to Netanya north to south street, will pass through the transport micros area at the intersection of Holon, Rishon Lezion and Ness Ziona.
The BRT system first opened in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1974, and is still considered one of the best in the world, but the world did not rush to embrace the innovative idea. In 2000, Bogota, Colombia began the second wave of successful BRT system, bypassed the Curitiba system what to do with the speed, capacity, service quality and scope of services the system offers. Plate replication system in Bogota brought worldwide and today, with 160 systems operating or under construction, form of transport is considered flexible, inexpensive and adaptable local in every city.
These transport systems are now considered great opportunity to motivate people to use private cars in favor of public micros transport, while encouraging urban development, mixed uses, and lower costs (especially relative subways or ease). The success of the transport system depends exclusively on bus lanes and priority given motion, speed raising and Download passengers using special micros docks and elevated prepayment system, stations and terminals micros integration, information systems, and advanced communications micros and information available to users.
Duration establishment BRT is considerably shorter than the time of its subway systems or even light rail, but is able to contain a similar number of passengers. The investment is minimal and does not require complicated construction, and can be easily adapted to needs. Flexibility of the system allows micros the expansion to larger micros distances and adapt to changes in economic and demographic. The implementation is fast and relatively inexpensive operation.
United micros Nations report said that by 2050, the number of trips in urban areas will double in number today, and that the most sensible way to deal with this growth is the development of BRT systems. Nevertheless, the rise in popularity of these systems has led many cities to adopt enthusiastically invest in millions buses, redesign of roads, construction of stations and results, in the case of cities like Cape Town, New Delhi and Bangkok, were the most disappointing.
System MyCiTi Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town is in new systems in the world, the first stage of its over. It serves three tracks, buses, sophisticated payment systems, clear signage and drive promising new paths and accurate travel times are known in advance, even during rush hour loads.
But innovation does not always guarantee micros an improvement, and 900 million invested in Cape Town, did not bring the desired result, and while running the system increases every year 20 million, revenues amount to only 4 million. Lack of income raises questions about system expansion and accessibility of populations who really need it.
For the BRT has enormous potential to revolutionize the image and efficiency of public transportation in the 21st century, but for that to happen, politicians, mayors and managers of these projects need to act sensitively identifying the unique needs anywhere, and to adopt innovative micros technological ideas because it only went in others. What worked in Bogota, has not worked in Cape Town. Public transport passengers will get better service just like other public sector Jacob closely, micros Winter, examine and respond quickly to operate the new systems.
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