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Report Calls Vancouver's Dedicated Bus Lanes Ineffective

Posted by: Nate Berg

8 June 2007 - 1:00pm

A report from the planning department in Vancouver has shown that the city's dedicated bus lanes have not resulted in the decreased transit travel times they were intended to achieve.

"But in practice passengers aren't getting there any quicker."

"A report from Neda Emami of Vancouver's strategic transportation planning department admits the city's transit plan hasn't had the desired effect."

"In fact, a 2004 study warned such a plan 'would have little or no impact on bus travel times on the corridor.'"

"To test their effect, staff measured bus travel times before and after the lanes were implemented."

"For the 99 Express and the No. 9 bus, going east and west along Broadway during peak hours, the difference was so small it was within the margin of error."

"'The bus lanes appear to have little or no effect on bus travel times,' the report said."

Full Story: Bus-only lane ineffective, study shows
Source: The Vancouver Sun, June 7, 2007
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