Mobilien: Paris Version of Bus Rapid Transit

Le Mobilien is Paris' version of what we know as a bus rapid transit system or a surface mass transport network. Paris has been doing bus rapid transit for decades, and after years of on-street operation and continuous fine-tuning they have now developed a system which they call the Mobilien - French for MOBI-lity plus LIEN which means link. Linking mobility. Unlike the BRTs that most US cities are looking at, the Mobilien adapts to different city contexts (i.e. street width and specific neighborhood dynamics). Mobilien doesn't aim at producing top speeds but making steady progress through the traffic stream. It launched in Paris after three years of planning in 2004 with the goal of cutting down on car traffic. To make the project possible, Paris' officials eliminated much on-street parking to create dedicated bus lanes that are shared with bicycles, taxis and emergency vehicles. Eric Britton from the new Mobility Agenda took me on a tour of Mobilien.

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[malindavanderwal]

i love paris

[Baron2yahoo]

@iaintgonletup because BRT isn't a true form of rapid transit. If all it does is just share streets, with cars and bikes, then it might as well be just a flashy bus system. they need to have completely separate hopefully elevated roads, so speed restrictions wouldn't be a cause for concern, achieving a status of quality rapid transit.

[pregopontocom]

@atomo360 Nãaaaaoooo não faça essa comparação o transmilenio da Colombia é um HORROR alto indice de acidentes entre os bus, congestionamentos nas vias exclusivas, superlotação,muito tempo de espera,não atende a demanda,Conheço o Mobilien de Paris não tem nada a ver Por favor não faça essa comparação

[sugba2sugbo]

Cebu city...my city is proposing for BRT or LRT in the next few years and as a citizen here i didnt know what to choose coz i dont know BRT means...but now i know..but im still choosing sides

[iaintgonletup]

@tigersoup There are BRT systems in America too. I was just wondering why there were bikes and taxis in the lanes as well. I mean, that slows the buses down.

[tigersoup]

better than shitty public transportation of any american city!

[iaintgonletup]

Looks very poorly executed. Do Better!

[atomo360]

similar to the transmilenio in bogotà in colombia, great!