Purple Line Rapid Transit

Presenter Information

Will Tolbert, WSP USA, Inc.
Justin Stuehrenberg, IndyGo

Location

STEW278

Session Number

44

Session Title

Rapid Bus Transit Design Challenges, and Are Streetcars a Viable Option?

Track Title

Multi-Modal Transportation

Event Description/Abstract

This Purple Line is a 14.6-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) line from downtown Indianapolis to Lawrence, Indiana. This presentation covers preliminary design challenges that arose during the preparation of a Small Starts grant application for Federal Transit Administration review.