Editing Bus rapid transit (section)

=== Failures and reversals ===
[[File:Protest against bus rapid transit in Bogotá, 2016.jpg|thumb|upright|Protests in [[TransMilenio]] at the [[Terreros (TransMilenio)|Terreros]] station, 12 February 2016]]
The temporary unpopularity of [[Delhi]]'s BRT (2016)<ref>{{cite news |date= 18 January 2016 |title= Delhi's BRT Corridor to be demolished! |work= News Mobile |url= http://www.newsmobile.in/articles/2016/01/18/delhis-brt-corridor-to-be-demolished/ }}</ref> and the riots and spontaneous user demonstrations in Bogotá (2016)<ref>{{cite news |title= Bloqueo TransMilenio | work = El Tiempo |url= http://www.eltiempo.com/noticias/bloqueo-transmilenio |language = es}}</ref> raised doubts about the ability of BRTs to keep pace with increased ridership. On the other hand the speed of increased BRT ridership confirmed the research finding no general preference for rail over bus, see the end of chapter "[[Bus rapid transit#Comparison with light rail|Comparison with light rail]]". Bogota has regained trust and safety according to the Sustainable Transport Award 2022.

A lack of permanence of BRT has been criticized, with some arguing that BRT systems can be used as an excuse to build roads that others later try to convert for use by non-BRT vehicles. Examples of this can be found in Delhi, where a BRT system was scrapped,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lalchandani |first1=Neha|title=BRT will be scrapped, decides Arvind Kejriwal|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/BRT-will-be-scrapped-decides-Arvind-Kejriwal/articleshow/46708947.cms|website=The Times of India|date=27 March 2015 |access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> and in [[Aspen, Colorado]], where drivers are lobbying the government to allow mixed-use traffic in former BRT lanes as of 2017, although in other US cities, such as [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], just the opposite is true.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carroll|first1=Rick|title=Aspen candidates mull citizen's proposal to open bus lanes to all vehicles|url=http://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-candidates-mull-citizens-proposal-to-open-bus-lanes-to-all-vehicles/ |website=The Aspen Times|date=25 April 2017 |access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> Such exuse might be a side effect of the advantages connected with the flexibility of BRT. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Fjellstrom |first1=Karl |title=Mass Transit Options, 4.4:Flexibility |website=www.gtz.de |url=https://sutp.org/download/8100/?tmstv=1676136996 |publisher=Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>

Experts have considered a failure of BRT to land use structure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/947211468162273111/pdf/NonAsciiFileName0.pdf|title=Transforming Cities with Transit: Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development|last1=Suzuki|first1=Hiroaki|last2=Cervero|first2=Robert|publisher=The World Bank}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theconversation.com/south-africa-needs-to-revamp-its-new-public-transport-system-84930|title=South Africa needs to revamp its new public transport system|last=Venter|first=Christo|work=The Conversation|access-date=7 September 2018|language=en}}</ref> Some cities that are sprawled and have no mixed use have insufficient ridership to make BRT economically viable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/transport-and-tourism/2017-07-10-bus-rapid-transit-system-on-road-to-nowhere-in-gauteng/|title=Bus Rapid Transit system on road to nowhere in Gauteng|access-date=7 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In Africa, the [[African Urban Institute]] criticized the viability of ongoing BRTs across the continent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.africaurban.org/harare-ready-bus-rapid-transit-system/|title=Is Harare ready for Bus Rapid Transit System?|last=Muzenda|first=Archimedes|publisher=African Urban Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907144741/https://www.africaurban.org/harare-ready-bus-rapid-transit-system/|archive-date=7 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>