In Albuquerque NM, they not only built world class BRT infrastructure – they leveraged it to transform old Route 66 into a safer, more people-friendly corridor. Albuquerque Rapid Transit, or ART, is already a big ridership success, but there’s so much more potential. So today we’re taking a tour of the US’s only Gold-rated BRT infrastructure and learning about urbanism in Albuquerque along the way.
This BRT route is proof that any city is not “too car centric” for transit. Once you effectively prioitize the transit and smooth out the boarding process (rasied landings, left lane priority) the transit becomes very competitive. I’m excited to see how well this BRT performs when more density is built.