Community-Oriented BRT: Urban Design, Amenities, and Placemaking Jennifer Flynn National Bus Rapid Transit Institute Center for Urban Transportation Research University of South Florida, Tampa Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place September 10, 2014 Pittsburgh, PA
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How Placemaking Can Transform Transit Facilities into Vibrant Destinations--Community-Oriented BRT: Urban Design, Amenities, and Placemaking
Title: How Placemaking Can Transform Transit Facilities into Vibrant Destinations Track: Prosper, Place Format: 60 minute panel Abstract: A transit station or stop can serve much more than a transportation function; it can be a focal setting for community interaction and a place that fosters a diversity of activities. Learn about opportunities for Placemaking at transit stops that creates a win-win-win for ridership, economic development, and local communities. Presenters: Presenter: Cynthia Nikitin Project for Public Spaces, Inc. Co-Presenter: Jennifer Flynn Center for Urban Transportation Research, USF Co-Presenter: David Nelson Project for Public Spaces, Inc.
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Community-Oriented BRT: Urban Design, Amenities, and Placemaking
Jennifer Flynn National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida, Tampa
Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place September 10, 2014
Pittsburgh, PA
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What is Placemaking?
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BRT is an enhanced bus system that operates on
bus lanes or other transitways in order to combine
the flexibility of buses with the efficiency of rail.
BRT operates at faster speeds, provides greater
service reliability and increased customer
convenience.
BRT uses a combination of advanced technologies,
infrastructure and operational investments that
provide significantly better service than traditional