On February 24, 2010, the City of Barcelona, Spain, publicly announced ambitious plans to implement a next-generation, bus rapid transit (BRT) network in January 2011; see news (in Spanish). The new system, called RetBus, will cover the whole city with fast, high-frequency lines that will allow people to travel anywhere in the city quickly and reliably; see System Map. The Volvo Center collaborated on the plans with the Center for Transport Innovation (CENIT), a not-for-profit research center headed by U.C. Berkeley alumnus F. Robusté, also in Barcelona. Prof. Carlos Daganzo conceived the advanced network system and led the scientific research effort underlying the plan development; see Scientific basis.