State of Tennessee wants to ban construction of Bus Rapid Transit System
The State of Tennessee, in the United States, should prohibit the construction of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) in two municipalities, including the capital, Nashville, in what is, so far, one of the most ominous news of the year.Second minus one Car, the Bill now presented "prohibits Governments and the Metropolitan transit authority to construct, maintain or operate any Bus Rapid Transit system", explains the Think Progress. If the Bill is approved, will bring the construction of the BRT system of 11 miles to Nashville assessed in the amount of €126 million (US $ 387 million), the AMP, but also any collective transportation system proposed for the city.The ban was strongly supported by Charles and David Koch, the oil magnate and owner of the second largest company in the United States. The brothers Koch Brothers are determined to use their influence to lobby to prevent the construction of the BRT system.Unlike traditional buses, BRT is known as one of the most efficient solutions to offer transport services of high quality at attractive costs in urban areas, both in developed countries as in developing countries.BRT systems are flexible systems of transport in buses, with a via exclusive and that allow you to respond to various challenges, namely congested roads, environmental pollution and overloaded transport networks.According to the experts, the BRT systems consist of one or more rows (major axis) on which vehicles travel in a high cycle frequency and include tracks dedicated to separate from the rest of the bus traffic and convenient boarding platforms and secure, guaranteed a fast shipping.The pioneering implementations of BRT systems took place in various cities such as Curitiba (Brazil), Bogota (Colombia) and Brisbane (Australia). For example, in Bogota, with the introduction of BRT there was an exponential increase in the number of citizens who use public transportation, getting the system to respond to about 42 thousand passengers per hour.Other cities followed the trail of early experiences, such as Seoul, South Korea (2004), Beijing, China (2005), and Istanbul, Turkey.Foto: EMBARQ Brasil/Creative Commons
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