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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 07 14 Other - Bus Rapid Transit PowerPoint Presentation Planning & Zoning Board/Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting July 14, 2010 (Rescheduled from July 7, 2010) The attached presentation was shown to the Planning and Zoning Board Members from Ms. Eloise Sahlstrom, Senior Planner, Community Development Department related to Public Hearings Agenda Item 500. What is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)? • BRT is a "rapid mode of transportation that can provide the quality of rail transit and the flexibility of buses." • BRT is "a flexible, permanently integrated high - performance system with a quality image and a strong ID." Key Attributes of BRT • Speed • Reliability • Identity and image • Passenger- friendly design SWIM am THI* CITY STAR. Front Page 4 iiiII/ 0 ALEXANDER COULD YOU LOVE A PIT BULL :. GET YOUR MUSK RETIRES A (HIEf EVEN THESE MALIGNED DOGS NEED A HOME WITH YOUR LUTE , NO all .r,. MLINUI•u1.IT \ \fUlTlu\ o www.k ity.com ...Iwra.,.awy :VI. suoS Kansas (I t Star IT I MI DID DOM M fi1WIN1 WORD IE 00 le MUR Mr DOT. YOU OM TWO WARS DI . r'` EXPLOSIONS " ROCK RESORT a i —'. BEGINNING SUNDAY. KC'S $21 MILLION MAX SYSTE' ROLLS (' ..�.. I. New bus promises rapid service romises id without the rail _ aw.._..,....r . rr. rrr ~ � 1 By BRAD COOPER .+. .Vivo r- •9»rr.. -+. = ......= 4 �r+ ` . • $1' The Kansas City Star As city simmers around the ' . : t - t; ; 1 Kansas City will introduce a new era of pupils keep eyes on the priz ; __ - 1 ' t' • u rw.r..+- •rn..re. u mass transit Sunday morning with a snazzy 11............1....* ,....r>,,. r_."./....r. . bus line that could be as close to light rail as :: t:wa ... a...n. --r, , s- .._ r .. ..- -r. y the area ever gets. ..Y tl11. w r pwe. r r. �r.>r..Ta�ur r Y .. .r. ..a �rp.. • I , . �r�. ,a� r„r........./....** ,,,,,.s�aw... r The system will run faster, use designated t..rr . rrara.�.a Mr. r.rr. .. ..,...W.Or ,� „�........,.... ......../............... ......../............... ***tot lanes and make fewer stops. It will have sta- a..✓,. n.r.� rs to. .r... 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