Bergen County, NJ Transit Study New Bus System

Bergen County, Nj Transit Study New Bus System

A team conducting a study on implementing a bus rapid transit system in Bergen County presented nine potential routes for the service on Wednesday at the Hackensack campus of Bergen Community College on Nov 13 -2013.

Over the past decades, travel patterns in and around Bergen County have changed, but the transportation system has not always kept pace with these changes. While many people continue to travel to New York City to work, more residents have jobs within the county. At the same time, the speed and reliability of the transit network is not always what one would like it to be, and many residents are dependent on private automobiles to get around.

With very limited opportunities to expand the capacity of our highways or rail network and the need to serve new destinations, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a customer focused, innovative, and effective way to create new mobility options. The Bergen County BRT Implementation Study will define the vision for tomorrow’s advanced bus service for Bergen County in partnership with local communities and residents. Below is the short list of potential routes for BRT implementation within Bergen County. Click the link below to view each map:

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After picking the routes, one of the next steps will be to pick which bus rapid transit features the system will incorporate. Bus rapid transit is a catch-all term for systems with features like exclusive bus lanes, off-board fare collection and low-floor buses, not all of which are feasible in Bergen County