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• Some new modes could develop during the next century, such as Personal Rapid Transit, Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) trains, flying cars, Segways, and their variants. Victoria Transport Policy Initiative
• Cincinnati Metro will use increased revenue to launch more east-west crosstown bus routes, expand weekend service and ultimately create a bus rapid transit system. Next City
• Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) is overseeing the doubling of the Mass Rapid Transit network to 360 km by 2030. UK Government Website
• Offering a rubber-tired rapid transit alternative in the 2030s could help stimulate mixed use economic development in a corridor the City of Tacoma has identified as a high priority. National Home InfusionAssociation
• In the Bay Area, the BART rapid transit system will continue its slow path toward downtown San Jose with a $2.4 billion extension to Berryessa station. The Transport Politic
• The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan of $71.81 million for the Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Red Line project, which will provide an efficient and sustainable public transport system in the mega city. DAWN.COM
• Because the Combo 1 option extends from Main Street-Science World to UBC, it is expected that people residing in Vancouver would benefit from the additional rapid transit coverage provided by the Combo 1 option. TransLink – Planning and Policy
• In Toronto, four new light rail lines, a subway extension, and several bus rapid transit projects will be under construction this year. The Transport Politic
• In the last 15 years, public transport in Jakarta has grown exponentially, from the rapid transit bus, Transjakarta, to the MRT and LRT networks that are predicted to start operation in 2019. The Conversation
• Smaller cities can build metro systems, with China expected to have around 6400 km of rapid transit infrastructure by 2020. HelpAge International H
• RER will upgrade the Toronto rail network into an electrified regional rapid transit system by electrifying core lines and the Union Pearson Express airport link. Rail Journal
• Malaysia and Singapore will sign an agreement on the Rapid Transit System rail track linking Johor Baru and Woodlands in Singapore which is expected to commence in 2024. the star online
• People who have been forced out of the center of the city and into the suburbs will not have to wait 20 years or longer for rapid transit to reach them. The Stranger
• NAMATA will oversee the implementation of Kenya's first Mass Rapid Transit System through Bus Rapid Transit system and the commuter railway. Cytonn Investments
• Shared public Bus Rapid Transit systems are transforming cities like Medellín, Colombia, by providing previously marginalized communities with access to jobs and facilities and could do the same elsewhere. BostonGlobe.com
• Operation and maintenance of roads and bus rapid transit (BRT) systems will require nearly US$110 trillion in cumulative investment by 2050. New Climate Economy
• Many cities around the world are investing in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, also referred as surface metro, which provide comparable service and efficiency at fraction of the cost (50-100 times lesser than metro). My Republica
• Easy-to-read maps are being installed on identifiable totems on streets and all bike share stations and will be installed in the subway and on bus rapid transit stations on structures that provide real-time bus information. IPEN Project
• BRT-a form of rapid transit marked by physically separated lanes, off-board payment, and enclosed stations-not only could work in Boston. City Minded
• The world's first zero-carbon city in Abu Dhabi will feature a public rapid transit system in place of personal automobiles. Future
• Among the job-inventing industries on the rise are 3-D printing, commercial drones, biofactories, personal rapid transit systems, and innovative new living and learning environments such as micro colleges and senior living solutions. Impact Lab
• Masdar will play host to a massive public rapid transit system in place of personal vehicles. Impact Lab

Last updated: 20 June 2026