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Did you know?
An increasing number of BRT systems are being implemented across the U.S. and the world (in Kansas City, Eugene, Los Angeles, and Curitiba, Brazil for example). System flexibility allows each application to be planned and designed to meet the specific needs and characteristics of the region it serves.
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Project Implementation (2009-2013)
Phased implementation includes these steps beginning in 2010:
2010
- Complete Advanced Planning and Project Development
- Solicit public input
- Prepare Operations plan
- Prepare BRT station conceptual design
- Prepare environmental documentation
- Identify roadway and traffic signal improvements
- Identity ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) technologies
- Evaluate fare policy
- Prepare branding recommendations
- Select a final design team
- Coordinate with the Federal Transit Administration
- Coordinate with local jurisdictions and CDOT
- Apply for Federal Transit Administration Project Construction Grant Agreement, which will commit up to $25 million in federal funding to RFTA's BRT Project.
2011-2013
- Complete final design
- Coordinate with the Federal Transit Administration
- Coordinate with local jurisdictions and CDOT
- Procure BRT vehicles
- Procure ITS equipment
- Construct stations
- Test system
- Begin VelociRFTA service
These elements are already in place or in progress to support the implementation of BRT:
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2004 HOV lanes, Basalt to Buttermilk
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2006 Adoption of vision to implement BRT by 2017; implementation of outbound bus lanes in Aspen, from Garmisch to 7th on Main Street; new park and ride opens in West Glenwood
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2006 (Summer) Regional service increased to 30-minute frequency between El Jebel to Glenwood Springs/Carbondale to match upvalley headways
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2007 (September) New park & ride opened in Carbondale
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2007 (November) Land in New Castle purchased for new park & ride
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2007 50% of the RFTA fleet consists of ADA low-floor buses considered to be BRT-compliant due to speedier boarding feature
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2008 New bus lanes in Aspen from Buttermilk to Maroon Creek roundabout; queue bypass lane from Airport Business Center to Owl Creek Road
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December 2008 RFTA's Very Small Starts grant application approved by FTA into the Project Development phase.
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2009 Selected Program Support Team
Project Development (2007-2008)
RFTA hired a team of consultants to assist its management staff in defining the details of the BRT project. Input received from passengers, technical staff, elected officials and community residents in the region helped to determine the details included in the project.
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Fall 2007 Initiated project, developed initial service concepts
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Winter 2007 Refined and finalized service concepts; developed preliminary cost estimates
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Winter 2008 Developed station concepts; determined facility requirements; identified locations for transit priority
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Spring 2008 Prepared capital and operating costs and funding implementation plan
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Summer 2008 Prepared and submitted Federal Transit Administration Very Small Starts grant application for $25 million in federal funds.
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Fall 2008 The region's voters approve a 0.4% sales/use tax increase and $44.55 million in bonding authority to support RFTA's BRT project.
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