istanbul has the only intercontinental bus rapid-transit system in the world. with 64 million vehicles crossing it in 2005, the bosphorus bridge had become a major bottleneck for istanbul commuters traveling between europe and asia. in march 2009, the historic mega-city unveiled the world’s first inter-continental bus rapid transit line, metrob\u00fcs \u2013 easing congestion, reducing travel times and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
in istanbul, turkey, getting from one place to another used to be a huge hassle. to solve this problem, the city created the only inter-continental bus rapid-system in the world, making the city more navigable! check it out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8648,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4900,4899,4895],"tags":[767,615,662,409,159],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-14153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-green-living","category-policy","category-transportation","tag-carbon-footprint","tag-green-public-transit","tag-transportation","tag-turkey","tag-urban-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n