Type
General Knowledge
Author
Peter Midgley
Organization
gTKP
Published in
2008
Submitted by
Peter Midgley, gTKP
Related theme(s)
Urban Mobility
Region
All Regions
Country
International

Urban Mobility Glossary: B

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

B

Beltway – US

A circumferential highway found around or within many cities designed to allow through traffic to avoid the city centre (see also “Ring Road” or “Orbital Motorway”).

Bendy Bus – UK

A high passenger carrying capacity bus (60 – 75 passengers) with two passenger-carrying sections in which the rear body section is flexibly but permanently connected to the front section in a manner that allows the vehicle to bend without having an interior barrier to passenger movement between sections of the vehicle (see also “Tandem Bus”, “Articulated Bus” and “Bi-Articulated Bus”).

Bi-Articulated Bus

A high passenger carrying capacity bus (140 – 270 passengers) with three passenger-carrying sections flexibly but permanently connected to each other in a manner that allows the vehicle to bend without having an interior barrier to passenger movement between sections of the vehicle (see also “Articulated Bus”).

Bicycle Boulevard – US

A roadway that motorists may use, but that prioritises bicycle traffic through the use of various treatments.

Bikeway

A facility designed to accommodate bicycle travel for recreational or commuting purposes. Bikeways are not necessarily separated facilities; they may be designed and operated to be shared with other travel modes.

Bollards

Rigid posts that can be arranged in a line to close a road or path to vehicles above a certain width. Bollards can be mounted near enough to each other that they block ordinary cars, for instance, but wide enough to permit special-purpose vehicles through. Bollards can be used to enclose car-free zones: removable bollards allow access for service and emergency vehicles.

Bus Lane

A lane designed to give priority to buses and save journey time in places where roads are congested with other traffic.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

A bus-based mass transit system that delivers fast, comfortable, and cost-effective urban mobility through the provision of busways and bus priority measures along with rapid boarding and alighting and excellence in customer service,

Busway

A bus only, exclusive right-of-way (at-grade or grade-separated). Dedicated bus lanes that operate separately from all other traffic modes.