The Istanbul BRT system is providing quality service and time
savings to over 600,000 passengers per day. The local BRT system
brings about a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 623 tons
per day in through modal shift. Key pollutants that Istanbul's
Metrobus removes from the air each year include 78.5 tons of
carbon monoxide, 282.7 tons of nitrogen oxide, 7.3 tons of fine
particulate matter and 25 tons of hydrocarbons. Overall, 250
Metrobuses carry more than one million passengers a day. From
the outset, riders only had to wait 70 seconds for the next
Metrobus on certain routes during rush hour, but now they need
wait only 30 seconds. Thus, for riders, the length of their
daily commute on public transport has been reduced to a maximum
of 40 minutes compared to an hour and a half in the past. This
has reduced in-vehicle travel time by about 50 per cent and
increased use of public transport helping to improve the quality
of life for the people of Istanbul. Metrobus has also helped to
relieve traffic conges