List of bus rapid transit systems in North America

Bus rapid transit (BRT) systems are designed to have much more capacity, reliability, and other quality features than a conventional bus system. There are a number of BRT systems in North America, with some of their technical details listed below.

The tables below are incomplete. Mouse-over column titles to see expansions of the abbreviations, or see the notes below.

¹ Ded.: Dedicated right-of-way
² Excl. hwy: Exclusive highway lanes
³ Excl. street: Exclusive on-street lanes
⁴ Excl. part: Part-time exclusive lanes
⁵ Bypass: No exclusive lanes but heavy intersection bypass lanes, such as queue jumps
⁶ Shoulder: Buses can use bus bypass shoulders in congestion
⁷ HOV: High-occupancy vehicle (carpool) lanes can be used
⁸ Ltd. stop: System includes limited stop/express routes (includes conventional bus lines)
⁹ Pre-pay: Payment is made before boarding

Alberta
City/region	System	Right-of-way							Priority features			Stations					Notes
City/region	System	Busway¹	Median²	Bus Lanes³	Bypass²	Timed Lanes⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV Lanes⁷	Ltd. Stops⁸	TSP⁹	Bus signals⁹	Regular¹⁰	Curbside¹¹	Median¹²	Station¹³	POP¹⁴	Notes
Calgary, Alberta	MAX (Calgary)

British Columbia
City/region	System	Right-of-way							Priority features			Stations					Notes
City/region	System	Busway¹	Median²	Bus Lanes³	Bypass²	Timed Lanes⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV Lanes⁷	Ltd. Stops⁸	TSP⁹	Bus signals⁹	Regular¹⁰	Curbside¹¹	Median¹²	Station¹³	POP¹⁴	Notes
Kelowna, British Columbia	97X Kelowna RapidBus
Victoria, British Columbia	Blink RapidBus
Vancouver, British Columbia	RapidBus (TransLink)																Partial bus lanes and signal priority

Manitoba
City/region	System	Right-of-way							Priority features			Stations					Notes
City/region	System	Busway¹	Median²	Bus Lanes³	Bypass²	Timed Lanes⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV Lanes⁷	Ltd. Stops⁸	TSP⁹	Bus signals⁹	Regular¹⁰	Curbside¹¹	Median¹²	Station¹³	POP¹⁴	Notes
Winnipeg, Manitoba	Winnipeg RT

Nova Scotia
City/region	System	Right-of-way							Priority features			Stations					Notes
City/region	System	Busway¹	Median²	Bus Lanes³	Bypass²	Timed Lanes⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV Lanes⁷	Ltd. Stops⁸	TSP⁹	Bus signals⁹	Regular¹⁰	Curbside¹¹	Median¹²	Station¹³	POP¹⁴	Notes
Halifax, Nova Scotia	Metrolink																Not BRT Certified^[1]

Ontario
City/region	System	Right-of-way							Priority features			Stations					Notes
City/region	System	Busway¹	Median²	Bus Lanes³	Bypass²	Timed Lanes⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV Lanes⁷	Ltd. Stops⁸	TSP⁹	Bus signals⁹	Regular¹⁰	Curbside¹¹	Median¹²	Station¹³	POP¹⁴	Notes
Brampton, Ontario	Züm		See note											See note			Five routes. Median busways and stations owned by Viva Rapid Transit
Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario	Durham Region Transit#DRT Pulse and Rapid Transit
London, Ontario	LTC Rapid Transit																Under construction until 2027-2028.^[2]
Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Transitway
Ottawa, Ontario	Transitway (Ottawa)
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario	Grand River Transit ION Bus
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario	Grand River Transit#iXpress
Regional Municipality of York, Ontario	Viva Rapid Transit

City/region	System	Rights-of-way							Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
City/region	System	Ded.¹	Excl. hwy²	Excl. street³	Excl. part⁴	Bypass⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV⁷	Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
Guatemala City	Transmetro

Martinique
City/region	System	Rights-of-way							Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
City/region	System	Ded.¹	Excl. hwy²	Excl. street³	Excl. part⁴	Bypass⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV⁷	Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
Fort-de-France	TCSP^[fr]											Not BRT certified^[1]

City/region	System	Rights-of-way							Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
City/region	System	Ded.¹	Excl. hwy²	Excl. street³	Excl. part⁴	Bypass⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV⁷	Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
León	Optibús
Mexico City	Metrobús											two-part Phase I under construction; Phase II planned
Guadalajara	Mi Macro											two-part Phase I under construction; Phase II planned
Monterrey	Ecovía and TransMetro(es)											two-part Phase I under construction; Phase II planned
Puebla	Red Urbana de Transporte Articulado (RUTA)											two-part Phase I under construction
Tijuana	Sistema Integral de Transporte de Tijuana (SITT)
Acapulco	Acabús
Oaxaca City	Citybús
Queretaro City	Qrobús
State of Mexico	Mexibús
Pachuca	Tuzobús
Ciudad Juárez	BravoBús
Chihuahua City	Bowí
Mérida	IE-TRAM

California
City/region	System	Rights-of-way							Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
City/region	System	Ded.¹	Excl. hwy²	Excl. street³	Excl. part⁴	Bypass⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV⁷	Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin	Tri-Valley Rapid											The Rapid has two routes, is operated by Wheels, and provides all day 15 minute service to core cities/areas of the Tri-Valley.
Los Angeles	El Monte Busway											HOV 3+ lane on freeway and on separate right of way, has three rail-like stations.
Los Angeles	Metro G Line											Busway in old railroad corridor with at-grade crossings.
Los Angeles	Harbor Transitway											Innermost lanes on freeway – HOV 2+, have rail-like stations and portions of route separate from freeway running elevated, and on-street bus lanes in Downtown Los Angeles used by Harbor Transitway routes.
Los Angeles	Metro Rapid											Only exclusive lanes on a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) section of Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
Oakland, San Leandro	Tempo											Includes NextBus dynamic message signs, dedicated lanes and median platforms between 20th Street and San Leandro.
Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond	AC Transit Rapid Bus 72R											Includes NextBus dynamic message signs.
San Bernardino	sbX - Green Line											Dedicated lanes from Baseline (Just north of Downtown) to Hospitality Lane.
San Diego	MTS Rapid											MTS Rapid lines including Park Boulevard Busway for Mid-City Rapid and two dedicated center-of-freeway bus stations within I-15 at El Cajon Blvd and University Avenue.
San Francisco	Geary BRT and Van Ness BRT											Upgrades existing bus lines with dedicated on-street lanes for portions of the routes. Traffic signal priority is already deployed in the system.
San Francisco, San Rafael, Novato, and Sonoma County	Golden Gate Transit Route 101^[3]											Route operates as a complement to local Route 80. Operates effective June 15, 2009 as a weekday-only service, and it will use the HOV lanes along U.S. Highway 101 in Marin County between San Francisco and Santa Rosa.
San Jose	VTA: Rapid 522											Route 522 parallels existing Route 22 in most sections. Upgrades include limited stops, low floor fleet, and signal priority along El Camino Real.
Stockton	San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD)											BRT Express service operates five routes along key corridors throughout Stockton with transfers at the Downtown Transit Center.

Florida
City/region	System	Rights-of-way						Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
City/region	System	Ded.¹	Excl. hwy²	Excl. street³	Bypass⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV⁷	Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
Jacksonville	JTA									See note	First Coast Flyer: Some stations are equipped with ticket vending machines.
Miami-Dade	Metrobus										South Dade Transitway: Constructed in 1997 by the Florida Department of Transportation.^[4] A Gold-Standard BRT is being opened in March 2024 using electric articulated buses, large grand stations and fare gates.
Orlando	LYNX									Free	LYMMO: The Orange Line has exclusive lanes for 100% of its route.
St. Petersburg, Florida	PSTA SunRunner

Illinois
City/region	System	Rights-of-way							Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
City/region	System	Ded.¹	Excl. hwy²	Excl. street³	Excl. part⁴	Bypass⁵	Shoulder⁶	HOV⁷	Ltd. stop⁸	Traffic light priority	Pre- pay⁹	Notes
Chicago	McCormick Place Busway											Dedicated route between downtown and McCormick Place Convention Center along the side of active railroad for the use of charter buses for conventions. Planned expansion of BRT around the city that will include dedicated rights-of-way, traffic light priority, and limited stops.^{[citation needed]}
Chicago	Jeffery Jump (J14)											Limited stop/express service between South Chicago and the Loop (downtown). First implementation of BRT/"BRT lite" as a prototype for later projects such as Loop Link (below).^[5]
Chicago	Loop Link											Dedicated lanes along Madison and Washington in the Loop (downtown) For multiple routes, including the J14 BRT service. Uses stations with raised platforms and slated to include prepaid boarding in the future. Opened for service on 20 December 2015.^[6]
Suburban Chicago	Pace I-90 Express											On-highway express bus between Rosemont and Elgin. Features "flex lanes" and train station-like stops.
Suburban Chicago	Pace Pulse											Milwaukee Line operating since August 2019, Dempster Line since August 2023. The Milwaukee Line runs on Milwaukee Avenue from Jefferson Park Transit Center to Golf Mill Shopping Center. Meanwhile, the Dempster Line runs from O'Hare Transfer station to Davis station (CTA) and or Evanston Davis Street (Metra) via Dempster Street, also stopping in Des Plaines.

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