• DocumentCode
    895397
  • Title

    How to Keep 18 Million People Moving

  • Author

    Guizzo, Erico

  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    35
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses Sao Paulo´s operation of the most complex bus system. And in an experiment to reduce pollutant emissions, Sao Paulo will test a small number of hydrogen-fuel-cell buses on one of the city´s busiest busways. The concept of a modern, high capacity bus system is often called bus rapid transit. BRT differs from conventional bus operations in that the coaches often newer, more comfortable vehicles - run on dedicated portions of roadways, and stations feature off-vehicle fare collection and slightly elevated platforms to speed up boarding.
  • Keywords
    air pollution control; rapid transit systems; bus rapid transit; complex bus system; hydrogen-fuel-cell; pollutant emission reduction; Cities and towns; Computer simulation; Computerized monitoring; Costs; Global Positioning System; Magnetic levitation; Pollution; Rail transportation; Road transportation; Road vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2007.369265
  • Filename
    4225105