Contents:
Foreword 6
Preface 7
Acknowledgement 8
Legends 12
Acronyms 12
Background
What is BRTS? 14
System Types 15
Planning for Janmarg 21
BRTS Design
Basic Layout 23
BRT Lanes: Side or Median? 24
Bus Station: Kerb or Median? 26
Bus Station: Location 28

Cross Sections 29
Phase I: Right of way 32
60m 32
45m 36
40m 40
36m 46
30m 50
24m 52

Phase I : Innovations 56
Overtaking Lanes 56
Adapting Design for Special Situations 58
Grade Separating for Pedestrians 60
Splitting the Flyovers 66
Accommodating HT Lines 72
Phase II: Right of way 76
60m 76
40m 80
36m 84
30m 86
Phase II: Innovations 90
Elevating BRTS 90
At-Grade Turnaround 93

Junction Design 99
Four-arm junction with Two-way BRTS 102
Four-arm junction with Flyover 104
Four-arm junction with Square about and Two-way BRTS 106
Four-arm junction with Square about and Bus Priority 109
Placemaking 111
Street Design 114
Public Space Design 120
Access to Bus Station 123
Street Design Elements 125
Benches 127
Bollards 128
Railings 130
Kerb Cuts 132
Raised Pedestrian Crossing at Bus Stations 134
Parking Module and Tree-pit Cover 135
Tree-pit Cover Details 136
Transit Infrastructure System 139
Bus Stations 143
Interchanges 168
Workshops 176
Ideas for Future 181
Drivers' Facility 182
Interchange with Terminal 184
Elevafed Turnaround 186
Conclusion 191
Bibliography 192
About the Authors 194
About Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport 196
BRTS Team 197
BRTS route map, Ahmedabad 198