List of bus rapid transit systems in North America

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Transmetro in Guatemala City

Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems are designed to have much more capacity, reliability, and other quality features than a conventional bus system. There are a number of BRT systems in North America, with some of their technical details listed below.

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The tables below are incomplete. Mouse-over column titles to see expansions of the abbreviations, or see the notes below.

1Ded.: Dedicated right-of-way
2Excl. hwy: Exclusive highway lanes
3Excl. street: Exclusive on-street lanes
4Excl. part: Part-time exclusive lanes
5Bypass: No exclusive lanes but heavy intersection bypass lanes
6Shoulder: Buses can use bus bypass shoulders in congestion
7HOV: High-occupancy vehicle (carpool) lanes can be used
8Ltd. stop: System includes limited stop/express routes (includes conventional bus lines)
9Pre-pay: Payment is made before boarding

Canada

RegionSystemRight-of-wayPriority featuresStationsNotes
Busway1Median2Bus Lanes3Bypass2Timed Lanes5Shoulder6HOV Lanes7Ltd. Stops8TSP9Bus signals9Regular10Curbside11Median12Station13POP14
Brampton, Ontario Züm See noteCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgSee noteFive routes. Median busways and stations owned by Viva Rapid Transit
Calgary, Alberta MAX (Calgary) Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario Durham Region Transit PulseCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Gatineau, Quebec Rapibus Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Kelowna, British Columbia 97X Kelowna RapidBus Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Laval, Quebec Société de transport de Laval Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
London, Ontario LTC Rapid Transit Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgUnder construction until 2027-2028.
Longueuil, Quebec Réseau de transport de Longueuil Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga Transitway Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Montreal, Quebec Montreal bus rapid transit Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Ottawa, Ontario Transitway (Ottawa) Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Vancouver, British Columbia RapidBus (TransLink) Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario Grand River Transit ION BusCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Grand River Transit iXpressCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg RT Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Regional Municipality of York, Ontario Viva Rapid Transit Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg

Guatemala

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Guatemala City:
Transmetro

Mexico

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León:
Optibús
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Mexico City:
Metrobús
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgtwo-part Phase I under construction; Phase II planned
Guadalajara:
Macrobús
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgtwo-part Phase I under construction; Phase II planned
Monterrey:
Ecovía and Transmetro
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgtwo-part Phase I under construction; Phase II planned
Puebla:
Red Urbana de Transporte Articulado (RUTA)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgtwo-part Phase I under construction
Tijuana:
Sistema Integral de Transporte de Tijuana (SITT)
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Acapulco:
Acabús
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Oaxaca City:
Citybús
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Queretaro City:
Qrobús
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State of Mexico:
Mexibús
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Pachuca:
Tuzobús
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Ciudad Juárez:
BravoBús
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Chihuahua City:
Bowí
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Mérida:
IE-TRAM
Check-green.svg

United States

Alabama

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Birmingham:
Birmingham Xpress
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgEast and West have no dedicated lanes but priority, In-Town-Transit section has dedicated bus lanes and priority

California

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Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin:
Tri-Valley Rapid
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgThe Rapid has two routes, is operated by Wheels, and provides all day 15 minute service to core cities/areas of the Tri-Valley.
Los Angeles:
El Monte Busway
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgHOV 3+ lane on freeway and on separate right of way, has three rail-like stations.
Los Angeles:
Metro G Line
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgBusway in old railroad corridor with at-grade crossings.
Los Angeles:
Harbor Transitway
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgInnermost lanes on freeway HOV 2+, have rail-like stations and portions of route separate from freeway running elevated, and on-street bus lanes in Downtown Los Angeles used by Harbor Transitway routes.
Los Angeles:
Metro Rapid
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgOnly exclusive lanes are a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) section of Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
Oakland, San Leandro:
Tempo
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgIncludes NextBus dynamic message signs, dedicated lanes and median platforms between 20th Street and San Leandro.
Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond:
AC Transit Rapid Bus 72R
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgIncludes NextBus dynamic message signs.
San Bernardino:
sbX - Green Line
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDedicated lanes from Baseline (Just north of Downtown) to Hospitality Lane.
San Diego:
MTS Rapid
Check-green.svg MTS Rapid lines including Park Boulevard Busway for Mid-City Rapid and two dedicated center-of-freeway bus stations within I-15 at El Cajon Blvd and University Avenue.
San Francisco:
Geary BRT and Van Ness BRT
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgUpgrades existing bus lines with dedicated on-street lanes for portions of the routes. Traffic signal priority is already deployed in the system.
San Francisco, San Rafael, Novato, and Sonoma County:
Golden Gate Transit Route 101 [1]
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgRoute operates as a complement to local Route 80. Operates effective June 15, 2009 as a weekday-only service, and it will use the HOV lanes along U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County between San Francisco and Santa Rosa.
San Jose:
VTA: Rapid 522
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgRoute 522 parallels existing Route 22 in most sections. Upgrades include limited stops, low floor fleet, and signal priority along El Camino Real.
Stockton:
San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg BRT Express service operates five routes along key corridors throughout Stockton with transfers at the Downtown Transit Center.

Colorado

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Denver:
Regional Transportation District
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg Flatiron Flyer: Contested as being bus rapid transit
Fort Collins:
Transfort
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg MAX: Opened May 10, 2014 with free service until August 23, 2014.
Roaring Fork Valley:
RFTA
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgSee note VelociRFTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Opened September 3, 2013 as the first rural bus rapid transit line in the United States. Ticket vending machines are available at certain stations.

Connecticut

Connecticut
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New Britain-Hartford:
CTtransit
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg CTfastrak: Premiered March 28, 2015.

Florida

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Jacksonville:
JTA
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgSee note First Coast Flyer: Some stations are equipped with ticket vending machines.
Miami-Dade:
Metrobus
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg South Dade Transitway: Constructed in 1997 by the Florida Department of Transportation. [2] A Gold-Standard BRT is being opened in March 2024 using electric articulated buses, large grand stations and fare gates.
Orlando:
LYNX
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg FreeLYMMO: The Orange Line has exclusive lanes for 100% of its route.
St. Petersburg, Florida:
PSTA SunRunner
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Georgia

Illinois

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Chicago:
McCormick Place Busway
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDedicated route between downtown and McCormick Place Convention Center along the side of active railroad for the use of charter buses for conventions. Planned expansion of BRT around the city that will include dedicated rights-of-way, traffic light priority, and limited stops.[ citation needed ]
Chicago:
Jeffery Jump (J14)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgLimited stop/express service between South Chicago and the Loop (downtown). First implementation of BRT/"BRT lite" as a prototype for later projects such as Loop Link (below). [3]
Chicago:
Loop Link
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDedicated lanes along Madison and Washington in the Loop (downtown) For multiple routes, including the J14 BRT service. Uses stations with raised platforms and slated to include prepaid boarding in the future. Opened for service on 20 December 2015. [4]
Suburban Chicago:
Pace I-90 Express
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgOn-highway express bus between Rosemont and Elgin. Features "flex lanes" and train station-like stops.
Suburban Chicago:
Pace Pulse
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgMilwaukee Line operating since August 2019, Dempster Line since August 2023. The Milwaukee Line runs on Milwaukee Avenue from Jefferson Park Transit Center to Golf Mill Shopping Center. Meanwhile, the Dempster Line runs from O'Hare Transfer station to Davis station (CTA) and or Evanston Davis Street (Metra) via Dempster Street, also stopping in Des Plaines.

Indiana

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Indianapolis:
IndyGo
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgPhase 1 of Red Line: Opened September 1, 2019. [5] Future expansion of BRT includes the Purple Line to connect the city of Lawrence, Indiana to downtown Indianapolis; and the Blue Line to connect the town of Cumberland, Indiana and the east side of Indianapolis, including Irvington, to downtown Indianapolis as well as to the far west side, including Indianapolis International Airport and vicinity. Construction began on the Purple Line on February 25, 2022 [6] with groundbreaking on the Blue Line anticipated in 2024. [7]
Northwest Indiana:
Broadway Metro Express
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgOpened February 19, 2018

Kentucky

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Louisville:
Dixie Rapid
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgOpened January 6, 2020

Maryland

Maryland
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Silver Spring:
Flash
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgOpened October 14, 2020

Massachusetts

Massachusetts
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Boston:
MBTA
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgSee note Silver Line: Off-board fare collection is only present at three underground stations, front-door boarding required at all other stops. Trips from Logan Airport are free.

Michigan

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Grand Rapids:
The Rapid
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg Silver Line and Laker Line: Opened August 25, 2014 and August 24, 2020 respectively.

Minnesota

Minnesota
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Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Metro Transit
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgSee note Metro Orange Line, A Line, and C Line; five more lines are either in advanced planning or construction stages.
When inheriting the Red Line from Minnesota Valley Transit Authority only terminal stations had off-board ticket machines, while at smaller stations fares were collected on board with all-door boarding. Metro Transit it working to transition to full off-board fare collection.
Minneapolis-St. Paul:
University of Minnesota Campus Shuttle
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgFree U of M Transitway: At-grade crossings on the busway have flashing stop signs, with two priority traffic lights in Saint Paul. Surface streets in Minneapolis are not equipped with signal priority.
Rochester:
Link
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgPlanned to open in 2025

Missouri

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Kansas City:
Metro Area Express (MAX)
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Nebraska

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Omaha:
Omaha Rapid Bus Transit (ORBT)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg

Nevada

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Reno:
RTC RAPID
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgGreen lights extended for oncoming bus.

New Mexico

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Albuquerque:
Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART)
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New York

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Albany:
CDTA BusPlus
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCDTA Route 905 along NYS Route 5 between downtown Albany and downtown Schenectady, began service April 2011
New York CIty:
MTA Regional Bus (New York City Bus)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg Select Bus Service: Dedicated lanes along several streets. Requires payment before boarding. 20 routes currently in service.
Westchester County, Rockland County:
Lower HudsonLink
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgUses Bus-only lanes over the Tappan Zee Bridge. Provides service to Palisades Center.

North Carolina

Ohio

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Cincinnati:
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Metro, Metro*PLUS
Check-green.svgLimited stop service with upgraded stops and new stations with real time information at major stops
Columbus:
CMAX
See noteCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgLimited stop service with upgraded stops and new stations with real time information at major stops. Part-time exclusive lanes on High Street. Signal priority on Cleveland Avenue during rush hour.
Cleveland:
HealthLine
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgSee noteCheck-green.svgDedicated lanes from Public Square to East Cleveland. Traffic signal priority discontinued.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City:
Embark Rapid
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgRapid NW line in service since December 3, 2023. More lines in planning.
Tulsa:
Aero
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgPeoria Aero line in service since December 19, 2019. Route 66 Aero line in planning.

Oregon

Oregon
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Eugene:
Emerald Express (EmX)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Portland, Oregon:
Frequent Express (FX)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgSegments of the FX2–Division route use transit-only lanes, particularly west of 11th Avenue. Along the Portland Transit Mall in downtown Portland, FX buses travel in lanes dedicated to transit buses and light rail vehicles, separated from private vehicle traffic. [8] [9] FX2–Division travels the remainder of its route through Division Street in mixed traffic, but it uses transit signal priority to move quickly.

Pennsylvania

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Upper Darby to Ardmore:
Ardmore Busway
Check-green.svgConverted Red Arrow trolley right-of-way, private SEPTA bus road for the 'Route 103' bus to Ardmore from 69th Street Terminal.
Pittsburgh:
Martin Luther King Jr. East, South, and West Busways
Check-green.svg

Rhode Island

Rhode Island
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Providence:
East Side Bus Tunnel
Check-green.svgConverted trolley tunnel, built 1912, used solely by four bus lines and one rubber-tired "trolley" line, running under College Hill and the Rhode Island School of Design.

Texas

Texas
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Austin: CapMetro Rapid Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgMetroRapid began service in 2014, with 89 stations combined for Routes 801&803, with new stations being added in late 2018. Has dedicated bus lanes through downtown.
Dallas:
DART
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
El Paso:
Sun Metro Brio
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg8.6 mile Mesa Corridor began operating in Fall of 2014, 14.5 mile Alameda Corridor is under construction and expected to open by Fall 2018, 10.2 Dyer Corridor is under construction and expected to open by December 2018, 16.8 mile Montana Corridor is in the design phase and expected to open by early 2020.
Houston:
(HOV system)
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgreversible HOV lanes in 6 corridors with direct ramps to park-and-ride lots, transit centers and Downtown streets. Frequent express bus service using dedicated fleet.
Houston:
METRORapid Silver Line
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
San Antonio:
VIA Primo
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgVIA Primo began service in 2012, As of 2019 it has 3 routes 100, 102, and 103.
Abilene: CityLink
Amarillo:Amarillo Public Transit
Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority
McAllen: Metro McAllen
Brownsville: Brownsville Metro
Port Arthur: Port Arthur Transit
Wichita Falls: Falls Ride

Utah

Utah
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Ogden:
UTA Ogden Express
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Provo-Orem:
UTA Utah Valley Express
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg

Virginia

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Alexandria:
Metroway
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgPhase I Service began in fall of 2014. Portion of the route uses dedicated lanes in median of U.S. Route 1 Replaced WMATA 9S Route. Phase II opened in April 2016.
Richmond: GRTC Pulse Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgBRT system to commence construction in late 2015/early 2016; construction estimated to be completed by 2018

Washington

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Seattle:
SODO Busway
Check-green.svg1.5 mile surface busway connecting in from the south to Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel
Seattle:
Sound Transit Express
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgExtensive HOV lane running with dedicated center-of-freeway bus stations at Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station, Yarrow Point Freeway Station, Evergreen Point Freeway Station, Rainier Station. Dedicated bus flyovers from freeway to transit center (or freeway integrated transit centers) at Federal Way, Bellevue, Lynnwood, Ash Way, Totem Lake, Eastgate, Mercer Island, Montlake, South Everett. Business Access-Transit lanes along most of SR-522 Seattle to Bothell.
Snohomish County:
Swift
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgShadowed by local route 101; connection to RapidRide E Line
Vancouver:
The Vine
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgThe 6-mile-long (9.7 km) line runs from downtown Vancouver to the Vancouver Mall, serving 34 stations primarily on Fourth Plain Boulevard. It opened on January 8, 2017, becoming the first bus rapid transit system in the Portland metropolitan area.
Bellingham:
WTA Go Lines
Check-green.svg15 minute service is offered during most of the day, every weekday. On some of the Go Lines, frequent service consists of a combination of several routes that run on the same corridor.
King County:
RapidRide
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgThe network consists of seven routes totaling 76 miles that carried riders on approximately 64,860 trips on an average weekday in 2016, comprising about 17 percent of King County Metro's total daily ridership. Headways are 5–10 minutes during peak hours and 7-15 min during non-peak hours. RapidRide Lines A, B, C, D, E, F, H
Spokane:
City Line
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgThe 6-mile-long (9.7 km) route, Runs from Spokane's Browne's Addition neighborhood, through Downtown Spokane and the University District, before ending at the Spokane Community College campus in the Chief Garry Park neighborhood.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin
Region/systemRights-of-wayLtd.
stop8
Traffic
light
priority
Pre-
pay9
Notes
Ded.1Excl.
hwy2
Excl.
street3
Excl.
part4
Bypass5Shoulder6 HOV 7
Madison:
Metro Rapid
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgOpened September 22, 2024.
Milwaukee:
MCTS Connect
Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgOpened June 4, 2023.

See also

Notes

  1. New Route 101 Express
  2. "South Miami-Dade Busway". Miami-Dade County. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  3. "Jeffery Jump". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  4. "Loop Link". Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  5. Gibson, London (September 2, 2019). "Hit-and-run, scraping noises and a surprise unloading: Your Red Line questions answered after Day 1". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Co. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. Bonilla Muñiz, Leslie (February 25, 2022). "IndyGo kicks off work on two-year, $188M Purple Line project". Indianapolis Business Journal. IBJ Media. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  7. Bonilla Muñiz, Leslie (November 26, 2021). "Next IndyGo rapid lines move toward reality". Indianapolis Business Journal. IBJ Media. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  8. Rose, Joseph (January 23, 2009). "Weave through TriMet's work in downtown Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  9. Rose, Joseph (May 14, 2009). "Stay left: Police patrols on Portland transit mall next week". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.

1Ded.: Dedicated busway or tunnel
2Excl. hwy: Exclusive highway lanes
3Excl. street: Exclusive on-street lanes
4Excl. part: Part-time exclusive lanes
5Bypass: No exclusive lanes but heavy intersection bypass lanes
6Shoulder: Buses can use hard shoulders in congestion
7HOV: High-occupancy vehicle (carpool) lanes can be used (common)
8Ltd. stop: System includes limited stop/express routes (includes conventional bus lines, common)
9Pre-pay: Payment is made before boarding