17.04.2020
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Kazan may become the first city in Russia to implement a high-speed bus system.
Kazan is one of the largest and fastest growing cities in the Russian Federation. The rapid development of the Republic as a whole, and Kazan in particular, is the key to the successful development of the territory. At the same time, the pace of development of the city is a challenge that needs to be addressed. One of these challenges is the development of transport, a challenge characteristic of all successful cities.
The Challenge of the 21st Century
The rapid population growth and the expansion of the borders of large cities and megacities create significant pressures on existing, historically established, transport systems, which, due to imperfections of technical, organizational and economic aspects, cannot solve emerging problems in a timely and sufficient manner. As a result, new built-up areas of the city do not have the necessary transport accessibility, and additional load is added to the existing routes of urban public passenger transport, which they are not always able to cope with. The result is a fall the quality of transport services, which affects the degree of satisfaction of the population with public transport and, as a result, leads to the choice of alternative means of transportation by city residents, often their own cars, thereby creating prolonged traffic congestion, negatively affecting the air we breathe.
One of the most interesting and effective solutions to these problems is the introduction of high-speed bus service or, in other words, metrobuses.
International experience
International experience shows that rapid bus systems are one of the optimal options for solving the problems of transport mobility of the population due to their high efficiency and the possibility of rapid implementation at a significantly lower cost compared to tram traffic or metro. Metrobuses are a way of organizing bus service, characterized by higher speed, reliability and carrying capacity compared to conventional bus routes. In some parameters (in particular, in terms of speed), high-speed bus transport systems are comparable to light rail transport systems (high-speed tram). From conventional bus transport systems, high-speed systems differ in one or more features:
On some systems, stopping points resemble rail transport stations: they are closed from all sides, have ticket and information desks, and are equipped with turnstiles (which contributes to faster boarding of passengers on the bus, since checking and buying tickets is carried out before boarding the bus).
The deployment of high-speed bus communication systems is carried out, as a rule, by improving the existing transport routes of the city and often does not require the implementation of large-scale reconstruction measures within the boundaries of urban development, such as the construction of multi-level interchanges and overpasses, as well as the transfer of a significant number of utility and energy networks.
Currently, rapid bus transport systems in one form or another are used in 170 cities around the world, transporting about 33.4 million passengers per day. The experience of implementing projects for the launch and use of high-speed bus routes in the following cities (regions) is most often considered:
Curitiba (Brazil);
Mexico City (Mexico);
Bogota (Colombia);
Los Angeles (USA);
Bristol and Manchester (United Kingdom);
Istanbul (Turkey);
Lahore (Pakistan);
Ile de France (France);
Jakarta (Indonesia).
Solving the most acute problems
The organization of the metrobus movement is advanced not only for Kazan, but for all cities of the Russian Federation. The creation of such a system in Kazan will solve the most acute problems in the transport provision of remote areas of the city: a large number of people and significant growth in the near future, a small number of jobs and, as a result, a large number of daily trips to work in the city center and back. Such a solution will allow without significant costs and within a short period of time to solve the problem of transport provision of the population. In addition, the creation of a metrobus line from remote areas to the city center will be the first step in creating an advanced two-level transport system consisting of high-speed (metro, tram, metrobus) and delivery (buses and trolleybuses). Such a system most fully meets the current trends in the development of the most successful cities in Europe and the United States, consisting in the development of public transport, creating conditions for its efficient operation and increasing the comfort of its passengers.
Kazan is one of the largest and fastest growing cities in the Russian Federation. The rapid development of the Republic as a whole, and Kazan in particular, is the key to the successful development of the territory. At the same time, the pace of development of the city is a challenge that needs to be addressed. One of these challenges is the development of transport, a challenge characteristic of all successful cities.
The Challenge of the 21st Century
The rapid population growth and the expansion of the borders of large cities and megacities create significant pressures on existing, historically established, transport systems, which, due to imperfections of technical, organizational and economic aspects, cannot solve emerging problems in a timely and sufficient manner. As a result, new built-up areas of the city do not have the necessary transport accessibility, and additional load is added to the existing routes of urban public passenger transport, which they are not always able to cope with. The result is a fall the quality of transport services, which affects the degree of satisfaction of the population with public transport and, as a result, leads to the choice of alternative means of transportation by city residents, often their own cars, thereby creating prolonged traffic congestion, negatively affecting the air we breathe.
One of the most interesting and effective solutions to these problems is the introduction of high-speed bus service or, in other words, metrobuses.
International experience
International experience shows that rapid bus systems are one of the optimal options for solving the problems of transport mobility of the population due to their high efficiency and the possibility of rapid implementation at a significantly lower cost compared to tram traffic or metro. Metrobuses are a way of organizing bus service, characterized by higher speed, reliability and carrying capacity compared to conventional bus routes. In some parameters (in particular, in terms of speed), high-speed bus transport systems are comparable to light rail transport systems (high-speed tram). From conventional bus transport systems, high-speed systems differ in one or more features:
- the tracks run along dedicated or physically separate lanes (completely or mostly);
- at intersections, high-speed buses have advantages over other road users;
- more spacious buses are used, for example, articulated multi-section buses.
On some systems, stopping points resemble rail transport stations: they are closed from all sides, have ticket and information desks, and are equipped with turnstiles (which contributes to faster boarding of passengers on the bus, since checking and buying tickets is carried out before boarding the bus).
The deployment of high-speed bus communication systems is carried out, as a rule, by improving the existing transport routes of the city and often does not require the implementation of large-scale reconstruction measures within the boundaries of urban development, such as the construction of multi-level interchanges and overpasses, as well as the transfer of a significant number of utility and energy networks.
Currently, rapid bus transport systems in one form or another are used in 170 cities around the world, transporting about 33.4 million passengers per day. The experience of implementing projects for the launch and use of high-speed bus routes in the following cities (regions) is most often considered:
Curitiba (Brazil);
Mexico City (Mexico);
Bogota (Colombia);
Los Angeles (USA);
Bristol and Manchester (United Kingdom);
Istanbul (Turkey);
Lahore (Pakistan);
Ile de France (France);
Jakarta (Indonesia).
Solving the most acute problems
The organization of the metrobus movement is advanced not only for Kazan, but for all cities of the Russian Federation. The creation of such a system in Kazan will solve the most acute problems in the transport provision of remote areas of the city: a large number of people and significant growth in the near future, a small number of jobs and, as a result, a large number of daily trips to work in the city center and back. Such a solution will allow without significant costs and within a short period of time to solve the problem of transport provision of the population. In addition, the creation of a metrobus line from remote areas to the city center will be the first step in creating an advanced two-level transport system consisting of high-speed (metro, tram, metrobus) and delivery (buses and trolleybuses). Such a system most fully meets the current trends in the development of the most successful cities in Europe and the United States, consisting in the development of public transport, creating conditions for its efficient operation and increasing the comfort of its passengers.
