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1.5-mile route would extend existing MARTA East-West Line rail service west along MLK Boulevard from current terminus at Hamilton Holmes Station to new station at Adamsville and I-285; BRT service would run in I-20 from Hamilton Holmes Station to Baker Hill (just outside of the city of Atlanta), via Adamsville
Funding is not yet dedicated
I-20 East BRT (http://itsmarta.com/120-east-corr.aspx - broken link)
New route would run from Downtown Atlanta to Stonecrest Mall in the median of I-20, via South Dekalb Mall, providing service east and southeast of Atlanta
Urban Ring BRT (http://www.theurbanring.com/ - broken link), then conversion to HRT or LRT – Delayed indefinitely because of a lack of regional transit funds.
First phases would be dedicated bus lanes; these lanes would be converted or upgraded to Metro or LRT operation
25-mile circular corridor surrounding inner city Boston, with stations in Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, East Boston, and South Boston
Project would allow for new transit on the replacement for the existing and degraded Tappan Zee bridge; BRT or CR would connect Westchester and Rockland Counties, mainly in the corridor between Rye and Suffern, via White Plains, Tarrytown, Nyack, and Spring Valley
No funding has yet been committed; project is still being studied
8.5 miles from Whitehall Ferry Terminal to 125th Street in Manhattan, one way on 1st, other way on 2nd
19 proposed stations, separated right-of-way possible
Nostrand Avenue/Rogers Avenue BRT – 2012
Would run 9.3 miles from Williamsburg Bridge to Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn
Replaces B44 Limited Bus
Receives offset bus lanes for 5 miles, signal priority for 3.8 miles, potential bus lane
$40 million cost, funded by Federal Small Starts
Hylan Boulevard BRT – 2010 (up for change)
Little planning yet done, but would run in Staten Island
34th Street Transitway – 2011
Would improve existing bus service on 34th Street by fully separating bus service from vehicle lanes and even blocking off cars entirely from some blocks
Phase II
Corridors yet to be defined, but would extend across the city, especially to areas lacking subway service
Oakland
East Bay BRT (http://www.actransit.org/planning_focus/brt/all_about_brt.wu - broken link) – 2014
Run by AC Transit, project would extend 16.9 miles from Berkeley to San Leandro, via Oakland
Mostly parallel to BART, though with more frequent station stops
Connection between city’s two major job centers would include dedicated bus lanes along the Forbes and Fifth Avenue Corridor and improve stations to make them more recognizable
15.7 miles of new bus corridor, from Loma Linda University, through downtown along E Street, then north along Kendall Drive to Cal State San Bernardino
$192 million cost, partially sponsored by federal Small Starts grants
New line running east-west in isolated right-of-way within street along length of Geary corridor, from Market Street to 48th Avenue at the Pacific Ocean; line is rail ready and could be converted relatively cheaply to MUNI Metro operation
51,000 projected daily riders (up 4% from current riders, even with huge time savings)
16-mile line along Cedar Avenue/Highway 77 from Mall of America to Lakeville, via Burnsville, Apple Valley, and Farmington
Initial phases, partially funded, will implement express services; the final phase will place a center-running bus-only lane along a part of the route
Connection with Hiawatha LRT will be possible at Mall of America
Full project would cost $135 million
Washington, D.C.
K Street busway (http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/frames.asp?doc=/ddot/lib/ddot/information/studies/dc_congestion_taskforce/pdf/k_street_final_report_executive_summary.pdf - broken link)
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