A Proposal:

A Bus Corridor for George

Street in New Brunswick

By: Paul Onyx Lozito

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The Area of Study

New Brunswick Central Business

District

Bus Stops

Corridor Route

The Problems

Congestion

Equity and Access

Affected Parties:StudentsDowntown

BusinessesCross Town

Commuters

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Several Possible Solutions

Modified Car TrafficBus Rapid TransitLight Rail

A Bus CorridorMonorail

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Monorail and Light Rail

Examples: Seattle MonorailNewark Airport Monorail

Pros:PopularQuickHas a right of way

Cons:Extremely cost-

prohibitive to build and maintainNeeds manpower

These types of systems should be a long term goal!

Modified Car Traffic

Examples of Modified Car Traffic Exist Everywhere.One-way RoadsRoads with limited Access to TrucksReverse Traffic lanes

Cost/BenefitsThis type of solution may help with congestion.

This solution will not help with equity or access.

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Bus Rapid Transit

BenefitsBRT would be cost

effective to impliment

BRT would fit into the small scale urban environment of New Brunswick.

BRT would help show the city is ready for a more substantive investment such as light rail or monorail.Costs

Must purchase a bus fleetMust pay driversMust set up support staff, schedules, administrative

infrastructureMust secure government fundingMust comply with DOT expensive public transport

regulations.

A Bus CorridorA Bus Corridor is the solution for New Brunswick

Successful Examples:

Boston

Ottawa

Beijing

Why in New Brunswick?A Bus corridor puts into place

infrastructure for any independent bus company

to use.No employees,

administrators, fare structure

A Corridor allows for flexible expansion later.

You CAN Still Build a BRT, or light rail on

the same right of way.A Bus corridor is extremely

inexpensive to build.New Brunswick provide the

proper landscape for such a system

A Bus Corridor provides for a bus exclusive street that public buses may use.

All buses must stop at all bus stops, and all buses

have priority over cross traffic.

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The ProposalRoute Rules:

1. Only buses which carry 20 People Shall be Allowed on the Bus Route.

2. The Bus Route Must make all stops.Infrastructure Changes

Hamilton Street to Albany Street along George Street, a painted bus lane should be in each direction .

Between Albany Street and New Street, George Street traffic lights in this area will be converted to flashing lights.

New Street and Commercial Avenue, on street parking will be removed, and replaced by a bus lane in each direction.

Price

Signs

Stops

Strength

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Thank You

The objective of this project is to raise the level of mobility and access in the city of New Brunswick while minimizing cost to government and institutions.

Perfect Together

Image Bibliography

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