Bus rapid transit with a truely French flavour

John Carr is secretary of BRTuk and business development director at Elan PTC. He is also a visiting senior lecturer at the Institute of Transport, University of Leeds

John Carr is secretary of BRTuk and business development director at Elan PTC. He is also a visiting senior lecturer at the Institute of Transport, University of Leeds

Nantes highly successful BusWay scheme features unprecedented levels of tram-like segregation

Nantes highly successful BusWay scheme features unprecedented levels of tram-like segregation

In France, the term Bus Rapid Transit is not as widely used as in the English speaking world and the French inspired COST Action TU603 goes under the anglicised title ‘Buses with a High Level of Service’, or, in French, ‘Bus à Haut Niveau de Service’, embraces more meaningfully the concepts of quality bus services and corridors together with Bus Rapid Transit in a spectrum of approaches to improving bus service performance and quality. So let’s look at some...