Table of Contents 1.
Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1
2.
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1
3.
Public transit ................................................................................................................................. 9
Evaluation of existing bus transit in Baltimore .................................................................................. 11 3.1
Traffic congestion........................................................................................................................ 13
3.2. Boarding delay ................................................................................................................................. 15 3.3.
BRT and Baltimore’s future transit needs. .................................................................................. 18
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Where BRT makes sense in Baltimore ............................................................................................... 19
5.
Critical BRT elements ......................................................................................................................... 23 5.1
Dedicated right of way ................................................................................................................ 25
5.2
At-level boarding and off-board fare collection ......................................................................... 28
5.3
Bus priority at intersections ........................................................................................................ 30
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Issues with the Baltimore LRT to avoid with BRT ............................................................................... 31
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Detailed infrastructure proposal ........................................................................................................ 36 7.1. Sections A and G: Edmonson Avenue and North Avenue ............................................................... 37 7.2. Section B: West Route 40 ............................................................................................................... 39 7.3. Section C: Route 40 to Downtown .................................................................................................. 40 7.4. Section D: Downtown ...................................................................................................................... 42 7.5. Section E: Downtown to Broadway ................................................................................................. 44 7.5. Sections F and H: Broadway and Eutaw Place ................................................................................. 45 7.6. Section I: MLK Boulevard ................................................................................................................. 47
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BRT services and their relationship to BRT infrastructure proposal .................................................. 48
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