The MAX Purple Line has begun service on 17 Avenue SE.
Calgary’s bus rapid transit (BRT) bus service now has its first line up and running. The MAX Purple Line, which runs on three kilometers of 17 Avenue SE in the Alberta city, is only the first part of the city’s plan to expand the BRT. “MAX Purple is one of three new lines for the city of Calgary’s BRT,” Roads and Bridges reports.
FULL STORY: First bus rapid transit line opens in Calgary, Alberta
Arlington, Massachusetts Reveals Possible Designs for BRT Pilot
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Denver Leaders Take BRT Notes in Minneapolis
More cities are leaning into bus rapid transit, a faster, cheaper alternative to light rail-based rapid transit systems.
Utah Transit Officials Promote BRT
The state’s transit agency is building out new bus rapid transit lines, but has not reversed the sweeping cuts to local bus service made last year.
‘Forward Together’ Bus System Redesign Rolling Out in Portland
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Plan to Potentially Remove Downtown Milwaukee’s Interstate Faces Public Scrutiny
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Can New York City Go Green Without Renewable Rikers?
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700-Acre Master-Planned Community Planned in Utah
A massive development plan is taking shape for lakefront property in Vineyard, Utah—on the site of a former U.S. Steel Geneva Works facility.
More Cities Ponder the End of Drive-Thrus
Drive-thru fast food restaurants might be a staple of American life, but several U.S. cities are actively considering prohibiting the development of new drive-thrus for the benefit of traffic safety, air quality, and congestion.
Air Pollution World’s Worst Public Health Threat, Report Says
Air pollution is more likely to take years life off the lifespan of the average human than any other external factor, according to a recent report out of the University of Chicago.
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