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Bus rapid transit – a review

S. C. Wirasinghe Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4Correspondence[email protected]
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L. Kattan Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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M. M. Rahman Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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J. Hubbell Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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R. Thilakaratne Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
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S. Anowar Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
Pages 1-31 | Received 09 Jan 2013, Accepted 21 Jan 2013, Published online: 14 Apr 2013

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