Bus Rapid Transit
Bus rapid transit premiered with the Metro Area Express in July 2005. It is about 12-mile (19 km) linking the River Market, Downtown, Crown Center and the Plaza Area. The first BRT Line is in service on Main Street. The next BRT Line is the 13-mile (21 km) Troost Avenue which started service on January 1, 2011. The next one under construction is a 15-mile (24 km) BRT corridor on State Avenue that is expected to start service sometime in 2013. There are four more urban corridors up for analysis.
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