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What Will Move Us Tomorrow
Bus Rapid Transit:
Urban transport solutions for today and tomorrow
Cities and metropolitan areas want to improve their quality of
life — and this requires smooth and environmentally friendly
traffic flows. In addition to supporting the economical operation
of bus fleets with pioneering products and solutions,
Daimler offers innovative services that reduce traffic density.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) offers clever mobility concepts, in
particular for booming megacities and metropolitan areas.
With BRT solutions, state-of-the-art buses running at short
intervals use dedicated lanes and separate stop-light systems
to travel with great frequency and at high speeds. As a
result, they can bring passengers to their destinations quickly
and conveniently.
More than 16,000 Mercedes-Benz buses are now operating
on BRT lanes in places like Bogotá, Istanbul, Mexico City,
Nantes, Pune and São Paolo. In the future, BRT will be introduced
in many locations around the world. In particular, it is
expected to play an important role in the cities that will host
soccer games during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Daimler’s BRT system receives the ÖkoGlobe 2011 award.
The ÖkoGlobe ecology institute at the University of Duisburg-
Essen has recognized the environmentally friendly nature of
the BRT concept by honoring Daimler’s BRT activities with
the first prize in the “New Mobility Concepts” category. The
award provides further motivation for Daimler Buses to
remain a pioneer in the area of sustainable and environmentally
sound transport solutions.
42
km of dedicated bus lanes*
45-60
second intervals*
600,000
passengers per day*
The hallmarks of BRT systems are extreme flexibility,
fast implementation, and low investment and operating
costs. Not only can passengers move through metropolitan
areas quickly and efficiently, BRT also significantly
reduces emissions per passenger and kilometer.
* BRT system metrobüs in Istanbul, Turkey
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