Editing Bus rapid transit (section)

=== Bus rapid transit creep ===
[[File:MTA New York City Bus S79 Select Bus Service bus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[S79 (New York City bus)|S79 SBS]] bus at [[Staten Island Mall]]. The degradation of [[Select Bus Service]] (SBS) in New York City is cited as an example of BRT creep. Note the lack of ticket machines or level boarding.]]
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Bus rapid transit creep is a phenomenon commonly defined as a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that fails to meet the requirements to be considered "true BRT". These systems are often marketed as a fully realized bus rapid transit system, but end up being described as more of an improvement to regular bus service by proponents of the "BRT creep" term. Notably, the [[Institute for Transportation and Development Policy]] (ITDP) published several guidelines in an attempt to define what constitutes the term of "true BRT", known as the [[BRT Standard]], in an attempt to avert this phenomenon.

The most extreme versions of BRT creep lead to systems that cannot even truly be recognized as "Bus Rapid Transit". For example, a rating from the ITDP determined that the [[Silver Line (MBTA)|Boston Silver Line]] was best classified as "Not BRT" after local decision makers gradually decided to do away with most BRT-specific features.<ref name="RGL">{{Cite report |url=https://go.itdp.org/display/live/Recapturing+Global+Leadership+in+Bus+Rapid+Transit:+A+Survey+of+Select+U.S.+Cities |title=Recapturing Global Leadership in Bus Rapid Transit: A Survey of Select U.S. Cities |last1=Weinstock |first1=Annie |last2=Hook |first2=Walter |publisher=[[Institute for Transportation and Development Policy]] |last3=Replogle |first3=Michael |last4=Cruz |first4=Ramon |access-date=23 May 2014 |date=May 2011}}</ref>{{rp|45}} The study also evaluates New York City's [[Select Bus Service]] (which is supposed to be BRT-standard) as "Not BRT".<ref name="RGL" />{{rp|47}}