Nowadays, most of the developing countries aim to improve their public transportation services so as to reduce traffic congestion and face the increased private cars ownership. Many systems have been proposed to improve the level of service of public transit. One of these systems is the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) which combines the exclusive right of way, speed and reliability of railways and the flexibility and cost saving of buses. A number of cities use road lanes that are fully dedicated to buses movements, which are known as bus-ways. Some other cities install “exclusive bus lanes” which could be one or more lanes that are used exclusively by buses. The main purpose of exclusive bus lanes is to isolate buses from road traffic congestion.
1.1 BACKGROUND
Greater Cairo Region (GCR), as many regions in developing countries, has major traffic congestion …show more content…
This modal share reflects that the microbus service is the first competitor to the bus service in GCR as will be explained later.
*CTA modes include: buses, minibuses, river buses, and Heliopolis tram.
Figure 01-1: The Modal Share of Public Transportation Service in GCR
A public transportation mode is usually characterized by three attributes: right of way, technology, and type of service (Vuchic, 2007). Accordingly, public transportation modes in GCR are classified as: buses and minibuses, microbuses, metro, tram, and river bus.
Buses and Minibuses
Buses and minibuses used in GCR are rubber-tired steered vehicles running on asphalt. The number of seats in most of buses is about 45 seats and the capacity may reach more than 80 passengers in the peak hours. The number of seats on a minibus is about 24 seats and the capacity may reach more than 45 passengers in the peak hours. The minibus size is smaller than the buses as shown in Figure 1-2. All buses and minibuses operate in a mixed traffic environment with no exclusive bus lanes, bus-ways or any preferential treatment for buses.
1.1 BACKGROUND
Greater Cairo Region (GCR), as many regions in developing countries, has major traffic congestion …show more content…
This modal share reflects that the microbus service is the first competitor to the bus service in GCR as will be explained later.
*CTA modes include: buses, minibuses, river buses, and Heliopolis tram.
Figure 01-1: The Modal Share of Public Transportation Service in GCR
A public transportation mode is usually characterized by three attributes: right of way, technology, and type of service (Vuchic, 2007). Accordingly, public transportation modes in GCR are classified as: buses and minibuses, microbuses, metro, tram, and river bus.
Buses and Minibuses
Buses and minibuses used in GCR are rubber-tired steered vehicles running on asphalt. The number of seats in most of buses is about 45 seats and the capacity may reach more than 80 passengers in the peak hours. The number of seats on a minibus is about 24 seats and the capacity may reach more than 45 passengers in the peak hours. The minibus size is smaller than the buses as shown in Figure 1-2. All buses and minibuses operate in a mixed traffic environment with no exclusive bus lanes, bus-ways or any preferential treatment for buses.