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South-South Cooperation Opportunities. Dario Hidalgo EMBARQ. SSC Why ?. Rapid urban growth and motorization C ongestion , energy consumption , air pollution , road fatalities and injuries, lack of physical activity Limited funding , capacity
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South-South CooperationOpportunities Dario Hidalgo EMBARQ
SSC Why? • Rapid urbangrowth and motorization • Congestion, energyconsumption, air pollution, roadfatalities and injuries, lack of physicalactivity • Limitedfunding, capacity • Butverygood ideas and practices (e.g): • Sustainablemobilityorienteddevelopment • Sustainabletransport– health and road safety • Innovatefinance – PPP, TDM • Bus Rapid Transit and IntegratedPublicTransport
BRT and busway systems in the world • evolution of the # of cities and km per decade 3741 km Before 1990 (14 cities) 905 km 1990´s (19 cities) 493 km Since 2000 (114 cities) Total length source: BRTdata.org, October, 2012
BRT and busway systems in the world • Evolution of the number of cities per year 2010: Guangzhou, Hefei, Yancheng, Zaozhuang– China; Jaipur - India; Bangkok - Thailand; East London Transit – UK; Barranquilla, Bucaramanga – Colombia; Ecatepec- Mexico; Lima - Peru; Brampton – Canada; … 2000: Bogotá (TransMilenio), Colombia 1974: Curitiba source: BRTdata.org, October, 2012
Photo: URBS Curitiba, RIT Initial Corridor 1972 Full BRT in 1982 Photo: URBS
Quito, Metrobús-Q Initial corridor 1995 Photo: D. Hidalgo EMBARQ
Bogota, TransMilenio Initial Corridor 2000 Photo: EMBARQ
Istanbul Metrobus Initial Corridor 2008 Photo: D. Hidalgo EMBARQ
Ahmedabad JanmargInitial Corridor 2009 Photo: CEPT
Guangzhou Initial Corridor 2010
Mexico Metrobús Line 4 2012
México CityMetrobús6 years, 95 km614,000 pax/day +105 km 2013-2018 http://www.metrobus.df.gob.mx/mapa.html
Rio de Janeiro, Transoeste 2012 Photo: EMBARQ Brasil
Bogotá, TransMilenio Phase III & CitywideIntegratedSystem 2012
TransMilenio, Bogotá104 kmBRT, IntegratedSystem 7 milliontrips per day http://www.surumbo.com/paginas_php3/loadinfo.php3?InaNuIdMn=311&IngNuEleE=2&nav=1 http://www.surumbo.com/paginas_php3/loadinfo.php3?InaNuIdMn=311&IngNuEleE=2&nav=1
Central Station UrbanRenewal Project (TOD under construction)
BRT showcases effective south-south cooperation: • High performance, lowcost, rapidimplementation, positive impacts • Exampleshaveinspiredrapiduptake in variedgeographies • Expertiseexchange: LAC, Asia, Africa and back
Outstandingissues • What is BRT? or types of BRT? • Comparison with alternatives – Tram, LRT, Metro; What is the niche for BRT? • Land use integration – safe access? • Road Safety – Health – Climate Change? • Quality of service – subsidies - finance? • PPP contracts, incentives, control? • … Need to continue working in these and other issues
SSC How? • Informationexchange • Web material, webinars • Conferences • Publications • Collaborativeresearch • Observatories • Case Studies • Study tours • Training • Experts/staff exchange, peer-to-peer learning
www.sibrtonline.org www.brt.cl
Asia BRTS • Ahmedabad • Surat • Indore • Jaipur • Delhi • Pimpri-Chinwad • Hubli-Dharwad • Bangalore • Mumbai • … • Jakarta • Manila • Cebu • Bangkok • Dhaka • Lahore • Colombo • Hanoi • …