Bogot, Colombia

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Bogotá, Colombia

• Jorge Acevedo
• Universidad de los Andes
• Bogotá

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Bogotá Today (1)

• Population 7 million, growing 2.2 p.a.
• 1 m private vehicles.
• (1998-2000 2.5 p.a. 2001 onwards 5.5 )
• 35,000 buses, minibuses and colectivos, most of
  them old (average age over 14 years)
• 10,000 of them illegal.
• 70,000 taxis, 15,000 of them illegal
• Excessive numbers constitute overt oversupply.

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Bogota Today (2)

• 18 million total trips per day
• 14 million motorized trips
• 4.5 million private taxi (32)
• 9.5 million public transport (68)
• Of these, TransMilenio first phase serves 800,000
  trips (730,000 former public, 70,000 former
  private)

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Public transport organization

• 35,000 buses minibuses colectivos
• 35,000 drivers
• gt35,000 public vehicle owners
• These are organized around 65 public transport
  companies that affiliate the vehicles, to let
  them serve the companys licensed routes.
  Affiliation costs a down payment and monthly
  payments.

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Bogota policies managing demand

• Pico y placa restriction to operate through
  vehicle license plate last digit.
• Private transport 40 restricted daily, Monday
  through Friday, from 7-9 am and 5-7 pm
• Public (inc. taxis) 20 restricted daily, Monday
  through Saturday, the whole day.
• gt200 km of bicycle paths

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Modelo Conceptual de TransMilenio

• Infraestructura suministrada por el Estado
• Troncales
• Estaciones
• Patios y Talleres
• Infraestructura Complementaria
• Centro de Control

• Operación suministrada por el S. Privado
• Buses Transporte Masivo
• Empresas
• Empleados
• Servicios Troncales
• Servicios Alimentadores

• Recaudo suministrado por el S. Privado
• Equipos
• Tarjetas
• Manejo Fiduciario

PLANEACION
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Corredores Exclusivos de TransMilenio Etapas I y
II (2000-2006)
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BOGOTA 2016
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The challenge remaining public transport

• Ongoing policy decrees aim at
• Bus companies must lease vehicles from owners
• Companies must operate their fleet, collect
  fares, contract drivers, maintain vehicles
• Electronic vehicle license allows street
  detection and retention of illegal vehicles
• Part of fare goes to a fund to purchase old
  vehicles and destroy them