JOINT USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT LANES: A LITERATURE REVIEW

In this study the quantity of bus and tram lanes has been classified in five types, both on urban roads and on arterial roads from, to and in towns. The directives that lead to the construction of bus lanes are discussed. The European literature primarily deals with the establishment of a well organized public transport system in order to diminish the hindrance of other traffic. In the American literature the passenger transport as a whole is considered, and the policy is aimed at a better use of existing infrastructure. Per category of vehicle it is investigated whether joint use of bus lanes is permitted and to what extent. It appeared that in urban areas joint use is limited. At feeder roads and access roads in urban areas the American philosophy (maximization of the passenger flow) leads to the joint use of bus lanes by high occupancy vehicles. (TRRL)