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A great number of cities in the world and in Latin America is nowadays developing projects of massive transit based on the Colombian model and experience of bus rapid transit, BRT (TransMilenio of Bogotá), characterized by large 'high floor' buses in exclusive bus ways and elevated platforms as closed bus stations. The article compares the TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit model with the alternative of mass transit with the technology of 'low floor' buses. It shows the serious deficiencies for the passengers of the TransMilenio model: the system is relatively slow, too expensive, causes social exclusion and does not contribute to Millennium Development Goals. The article evaluates the two alternatives applying environmental, social, economic and financial criteria of sustainable development. Its principal bases are the experiences of Bogotá and Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

Rolf Moller

Área de Gestión Ambiental, Escuela de Ingeniería de Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Moller R. A critical evaluation of the Colombian model of mass or bus rapid transit systems. inycomp [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];12(2):23-40. Available from: https://revistaingenieria.univalle.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria_y_competitividad/article/view/2691