Cities are investing in less costly bus rapid transit over light rail systems, says Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic.
More than 160 miles of new rail, bus and other fixed-guideway transit lines opened in the U.S. in 2025, and about 94 miles more are projected to be completed this year, according to data from The Transport Politic.
Cities are choosing less expensive and more flexible bus rapid transit and similar arterial rapid transit over light rail projects, said Yonah Freemark, a researcher at the Urban Institute and creator of The Transport Politic. BRT lines generally run on dedicated traffic lanes, while arterial rapid transit systems use existing traffic lanes, often with bus signal priority.
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