Curitiba BRT system
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The Curitiba BRT system is a pioneering bus rapid transit network in Curitiba, Brazil, renowned for its innovative, high-capacity, and cost-effective urban mass transit design that has influenced similar systems worldwide.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| RIT (Rede Integrada de Transporte) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bus rapid transit system
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public transport system ⓘ |
| awardReceived | UN-Habitat recognition for sustainable urban transport ⓘ |
| boardingMethod | all-door boarding ⓘ |
| cityPlanner | Jaime Lerner ⓘ |
| corridorType | structural transport corridors ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| designFeature |
dedicated busways
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express and local services ⓘ high-capacity bus corridors ⓘ land-use and transport integration ⓘ transit-oriented development corridors ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
lower greenhouse gas emissions compared to car-based transport
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reduction of private car use ⓘ |
| fareCollectionMethod | turnstiles at tube stations ⓘ |
| fareIntegration | network-wide integrated fares ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
flat fare
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prepaid off-board fare collection ⓘ |
| goal |
provide affordable mass transit
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support sustainable urban development ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Curitiba BRT system
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
RIT (Rede Integrada de Transporte)
articulated buses ⓘ bi-articulated buses ⓘ exclusive bus lanes ⓘ express bus corridors ⓘ feeder bus lines ⓘ interdistrict bus lines ⓘ median busways ⓘ tube stations ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| influenced |
BRT planning guidelines worldwide
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TransMilenio bus rapid transit ⓘ
surface form:
Bogotá BRT system
Guangzhou BRT ⓘ Jakarta BRT (TransJakarta) ⓘ Mexico City Metrobús ⓘ TransMilenio bus rapid transit ⓘ
surface form:
TransMilenio
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| locatedIn |
Curitiba
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Paraná River ⓘ
surface form:
Paraná
southern Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
South Region, Brazil
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| notableFor |
being one of the first full BRT systems in the world
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cost-effective mass transit design ⓘ high passenger throughput ⓘ influencing BRT systems worldwide ⓘ |
| operator |
Curitiba
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surface form:
Urbanização de Curitiba S.A. (URBS)
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| peakCapacity | over 10,000 passengers per hour per direction on main corridors (approximate) ⓘ |
| planningOrganization | Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba (IPPUC) ⓘ |
| platformType | level boarding platforms ⓘ |
| primaryMode | bus ⓘ |
| serviceType |
high-capacity bus service
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mass transit ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningModel | linear growth along structural axes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
TransMilenio
this entity surface form:
RIT (Rede Integrada de Transporte)