How Arterial Bus Rapid Transit (aBRT) Serves You Better
Rapid bus is faster:
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Buses make fewer stops, getting you there faster
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Ticket machines at stations means there’s no need to line up at the bus farebox
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Low-floor buses and raised curbs at stations, plus wider bus doors and boarding from the front and back, mean you board faster
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Extending the curb at stations saves time. Buses can merge more easily into traffic after serving a station
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Signal priority moves you through traffic lights faster
Rapid bus is more convenient:
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Ticket machines let you buy a ticket your way: using cash or credit card
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NexTrip signs tell you exactly when your bus will get there
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Bike racks let you bring your bike
Rapid bus is more comfortable:
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Custom stations with shelters, enhanced lighting, and push-button heating keep you comfortable
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New buses are quiet and smooth
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Security cameras & emergency phones keep you safe
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Editorial: A clear case for these buses
By Pioneer Press Editorial Board | Pioneer Press
April 15, 2018 at 12:38 am
Transportation is a predictably divisive issue at the Capitol.
But a proposal to invest $50 million to expand the region’s system of rapid-transit buses on arterial streets — so-called “aBRTs” — need not be.
It’s not a partisan issue for passengers, observes Shannon Watson of the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce.
Rider satisfaction with the region’s first such service — right here in St. Paul and the east metro on the A Line — is evident. Since service began in 2016, ridership is up more than 30 percent on the route running in St. Paul along Ford Parkway and Snelling Avenue to a terminus at the Rosedale Transit Center.
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