A PERFORMANCE STUDY OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT LITE: TOWARD A RESILIENT SEMARANG CITY

Abstract

BRT lite is the backbone of the public transport system in Semarang that potentially contributes to the city’s resilient mobility. Although it has been a decade since the operation of BRT lite began, its performance has not led to a significant shift from the use of private vehicles to public transport. Therefore, this study aims to assess the performance of BRT lite service in supporting the concept of a resilient city. The assessment was performed by measuring city- and corridor-level performances using a scoring method against a set of standards of infrastructure and operational factors. At the city level, the performance only fulfilled 45.12% of the standard. At the corridor level, the best performance was shown by corridors I and IV, with 15% and 6%, respectively, over the average point percentage. BRT lite in Semarang has not yet been considered resilient as it still needs improvement on indicators that ensure accessibility, responsiveness to disruption, and inclusivity.

Keywords

• performance study
• resilient city
• public transportation
• brt lite