Serving the city of Bogota, Colombia, TransMilenio is one of the world's premier Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. Commencing service in December 2000, the system was carrying over one million passengers per day by early 2006 on a 40 mile network of high capacity trunk corridors, supported by feeder services that extend system coverage to peripheral areas of the city. Completion of the second phase of the project later in 2006 will add an additional ten miles of trunk corridor, and raise weekday ridership to a projected 1.4 million passengers. The city Masterplan consists of a 241 mile network of trunk corridors and supporting feeder routes that would carry an estimated 5 million passengers per day. TransMilenio is also the centerpiece of a long-term urban renewal and mobility strategy that prioritizes walking and cycling and discourages private vehicle use. In November 2005, the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI) sent a delegation of U.S based BRT professionals to Bogota to observe the operation of the TransMilenio system, attend the First International Mass Transport Conference, and meet with Colombian transportation officials. This report provides a description of the TransMilenio system and its impacts, and discusses its applicability to the U.S transit context.
Applicability of Bogota's TransMilenio BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) System to the United States
2006
90 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Foreign Business & Economics , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Public Administration & Government , Road Transportation , Rapid transit systems , Bus rapid transport system , Transmilenio BRT system , Bogota (Columbia) , Buses (Vehicles) , Public transportation , Ridership , Trunk corridor , Network , Feeder routes , Urban renewal , Mobility strategy , Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system
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