The BRT-LRT dilemma
A public transport users’ and policymakers’ perspective on differences in preferences and perceptions between BRT and LRT
Alessio Gaspardo (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
Serge Hoogendoorn – Mentor (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
Niels van Oort – Mentor (Transport and Planning)
Maarten Kroesen – Mentor (TU Delft - Technology, Policy and Management)
Danique Ton – Mentor (Transport and Planning)
Marson Jesus – Mentor (Haskoning)
Barth Donners – Mentor (Haskoning)
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Abstract
The discussion involving BRT and LRT is well alive among policymakers, who often rely on personal preferences or, as it is called in literature, on “blind commitment” towards one system or the other for their decision-making. The reason for choosing a system according to personal taste is also caused by the unknown preferences that public transport users have for the two systems. It is known from literature that there exists a “rail bonus”, but it is not clear to what extent this applies to LRT compared to BRT. Moreover, it is not known what are the causes behind the rail bonus black-box. This study wants to put some light on the dilemma by testing the existence of an “LRT bonus” and trying to explain it by analysing perceptions and how these relate to each other. Moreover, the study tries to understand how policymakers perceive BRT and LRT and how the decision-making should be done.