An impact evaluation of Bus Rapid Transit on public transportation:

Bus Rapid Transit has become popular in the last decade, especially in the urban areas with high density that face severe congestion. Bus Rapid Transit is designed to increase the overall public transportation ridership levels. But the users also consider it as an alternative to other public transport modes. In order to examine the impact of Bus Rapid Transit on other public transportation modes, the monthly ridership levels of Istanbul public transportation systems over the years are analyzed. The results show that Istanbul Bus Rapid Transit system contributes to the ridership levels of the available rail system, however there is no evidence that it has an impact on the bus public transportation in Istanbul.