Report on South American Bus Rapid Transit Field Visits: Tracking the Evolution of the TransMilenio Model

This report summarizes the background, status, and lesson from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plans and operations in three South American cities—Bogotá, Colombia; Pereira, Colombia; and Guayaquil, Ecuador— gathered through independent research, technical visits, and meetings with operators and officials on February 11-16, 2007. Pereira’s Megabús and Guayaquil’s Metrovía represent the latest generation of BRT systems in South America being modeled after Bogotá’s very successful TransMilenio system. The findings of this report focus on observations about cost-effective investments and standards, service and operations models, and institutional models to improve the performance and sustainability of BRT. The findings of these visits were presented to technical audiences and the data collected will be incorporated into forthcoming BRT planning guidance for the Federal Transit Administration.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Report_on_South_American_Bus_Rapid_Transit_Field_Visits_December_2007.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5375

  Federal Transit Administration

  Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Darido, Georges Bianco
  • Cain, Alasdair
• Publication Date: 2007-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 40p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Bus transit operations; Cost effectiveness; Study tours
• Identifier Terms: TransMilenio
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field visits
• Geographic Terms: Bogota (Colombia); Guayaquil (Ecuador); Pereira (Colombia); South America
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088272
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA-FL-26-7104-2007.3, FL-26-7104-03
• Contract Numbers: FL-26-7104
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 8 2008 3:45PM