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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.