SAO PAULO'S BUS REFORM LEADS TO TURMOIL

Since 1987, a million new cars were added to Sao Paulo's streets; with 2.5 people per car, central Sao Paulo has car ownership levels similar to much richer European cities. The result has been terrible congestion and pollution. This article reviews the efforts of the city's SP Trans, the municipal transit authority, and the privately owned bus transit system to extend and upgrade the several exclusive busways to form an integrated network, and provide links between the busways and the metro and commuter rail system.

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  https://go.itdp.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=54888222
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  Institute for Transportation and Development Policy

  115 W 30th Street, Suite 1205
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• Authors:
  • Golub, A
  • Hook, W
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14-16
• Serial:
  • Sustainable Transport
  • Issue Number: 15
  • Publisher: Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
  • ISSN: 1536-2523
  • Serial URL: http://www.itdp.org/ST/index.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Busways; Congestion management systems; Congestion pricing; Hub and spoke systems; Public transit
• Geographic Terms: Sao Paulo (Brazil)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00983958
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 2004 12:00AM