BRT as a way towards more sustainable cities?: Bogota's Transmilenio
Author
Matuszewski, Bartosz Michal
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-12-03
Pages
73
Abstract
Byer over hele verden oplever voksende trafiktrængsel, miljøforurening og social udelukkelse, især i udviklingslande. Når byernes mobilitet ikke er bæredygtig, truer det den fremtidige udvikling og livskvaliteten. Bogotá i Colombia er et markant eksempel: Byen forsøgte at forandre transportsystemet ved at opbygge TransMilenio, et BRT-system (Bus Rapid Transit) af høj kvalitet – et højkapacitets-bussystem med egne vognbaner. Projektet var kernen i Enrique Peñalosas politiske dagsorden omkring årtusindskiftet. Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan verdens største BRT-system blev planlagt og gennemført, hvilke barrierer innovative, bæredygtige mobilitetsprojekter møder, og hvilke nøglespørgsmål planlæggere bør overveje, når de vil gennemføre lignende initiativer i andre byer.
Cities around the world face growing traffic congestion, environmental pollution, and social exclusion, especially in developing countries. When urban mobility is unsustainable, it threatens future development and quality of life. Bogotá, Colombia, offers a striking case: the city sought to transform transport by building TransMilenio, a high-quality Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system—a high-capacity bus network with dedicated lanes. The project was central to Enrique Peñalosa’s political agenda around the turn of the millennium. This thesis examines how the world’s largest BRT system was planned and implemented, the barriers that innovative, sustainable mobility projects face, and the key issues planners should consider when attempting similar initiatives in other cities.
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