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.

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instanceOf bus rapid transit system
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
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
reduction of private car use
fareCollectionMethod turnstiles at tube stations
fareIntegration network-wide integrated fares
fareSystem flat fare
prepaid off-board fare collection
goal provide affordable mass transit
support sustainable urban development
hasPart Curitiba BRT system self-linksurface differs
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
TransMilenio bus rapid transit
surface form: Bogotá BRT system

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TransMilenio bus rapid transit
surface form: TransMilenio
locatedIn Curitiba
Paraná River
surface form: Paraná

southern Brazil
surface form: South Region, Brazil
notableFor being one of the first full BRT systems in the world
cost-effective mass transit design
high passenger throughput
influencing BRT systems worldwide
operator Curitiba
surface form: Urbanização de Curitiba S.A. (URBS)
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
mass transit
urbanPlanningModel linear growth along structural axes

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subject surface form: TransMilenio
Curitiba BRT system hasPart Curitiba BRT system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: RIT (Rede Integrada de Transporte)