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Land development impacts of BRT in a sample of stops in Quito and Bogotá
Transport Policy, 2016Abstract Despite the growing popularity of bus rapid transit (BRT), little is known about its impacts on land development. In this paper we examine the land development impacts of BRT in Bogota and Quito, two cities that have made a variety of BRT investments over the last two decades and with Curitiba, they have been world pioneers of BRT.
Rodriguez, Daniel A. +2 more
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Building Workforce Capacities in Bogotá, Colombia
2014This chapter describes and analyses a strategy to improve the capacity and quality of care of the maternal and child healthcare workforce throughout the city of Bogota between 2004 and 2011, referencing significant landmarks acknowledged by participant health professionals.
Esperanza Avellaneda +4 more
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Stress perceived by foreigners that use public transportation in Bogotá (Colombia)
Research in Transportation Economics, 2020Abstract The goal of this research is to present a scale to measure foreigners' stress due to the use of public transportation in Bogota. The study provides a literature review on travelers’ stress and the characteristics of public transportation in the capital of Colombia. Based on the literature review, the following variables are examined: lack of
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Fare discrimination and daily demand distribution in the BRT system in Bogotá
Public Transport, 2018Bogotá transport authority changed Bus Rapid Transit (Transmilenio) fares in August 2012 to manage congestion, particularly during peak hours. They reduced fares and implemented fare discrimination between peak and off-peak hours to balance demand and make the system more affordable.
Guzman, Luis A. +2 more
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Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016
Abstract Studies on the positive effects of contact with nature have been mainly conducted in European countries, North America, and Australia, whereas the experience of nature for people living in other countries is still to be adequately investigated.
Lafortezza, R. +7 more
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Abstract Studies on the positive effects of contact with nature have been mainly conducted in European countries, North America, and Australia, whereas the experience of nature for people living in other countries is still to be adequately investigated.
Lafortezza, R. +7 more
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Impact of Bus Rapid Transit Systems on Road Safety
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2012TransMilenio, a high-capacity bus rapid transit (BRT) system, was gradually implemented in important corridors of Bogotá, Colombia, during the past decade. The main objective was to achieve major improvements in the provision of public transport, especially in capacity and speed. However, there have been significant effects on road safety.
Bocarejo, Juan Pablo +3 more
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Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2017
Many cities in the developing world are reforming transit by formalizing bus services to capture user and nonuser benefits. A forerunner in transit reform, the city of Bogotá, Colombia, first implemented the TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT) system and then more recently undertook a large-scale initiative to formalize and regulate traditional urban
Rodriguez, Camila +3 more
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Many cities in the developing world are reforming transit by formalizing bus services to capture user and nonuser benefits. A forerunner in transit reform, the city of Bogotá, Colombia, first implemented the TransMilenio bus rapid transit (BRT) system and then more recently undertook a large-scale initiative to formalize and regulate traditional urban
Rodriguez, Camila +3 more
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Research in Transportation Economics, 2013
Abstract Transit textbooks and engineering manuals indicate that the capacity of Bus Rapid Transit –BRT – systems does not exceed 20,000 passengers per hour per direction. The implementation of the TransMilenio BRT System, in Bogota, Colombia, showed that the systematic combination of multiple platforms at stations, overtaking lanes, level boarding ...
Hidalgo, Dario +2 more
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Abstract Transit textbooks and engineering manuals indicate that the capacity of Bus Rapid Transit –BRT – systems does not exceed 20,000 passengers per hour per direction. The implementation of the TransMilenio BRT System, in Bogota, Colombia, showed that the systematic combination of multiple platforms at stations, overtaking lanes, level boarding ...
Hidalgo, Dario +2 more
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Leveraging Bogotá: Sustainable development, global philanthropy and the rise of urban solutionism
Urban studies, 2018The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is marked by the consolidation of sustainability as a key guiding principle and an emphasis on cities as a potential solution to global development problems.
Sergio Montero
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How Public Transportation's past is Haunting its Future in Bogotá, Colombia
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2007Bogotá, Colombia, is internationally known for recent innovations in public transportation, namely, the Transmilenio bus rapid transit system. Transmilenio carries close to 1.3 million trips per day, or 20% of bus trips in the city, on an 84-km network.
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