The development of bus rapid transit in Latin America: a review
Autor
Reis, João Gilberto Mendes dos; Santos Rodrigues, Gabriel; Gil Rosa Muachambi, Elton; Souza, Izolina Margarida de; Neves Pohlmann, Mayara; [et al.]Área de conocimiento
UrbanísticaPatrocinadores
CAPES, number: 001. Acknowledge UNIP – Universidade Paulista and CAPESFecha de publicación
2024Editorial
Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaCita bibliográfica
REIS, João Gilberto Mendes dos et. al. The Development of Bus Rapid Transit in Latin America: A review. En: 2nd International Conference on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management. SUPTM 2024. Cartagena: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 2024. https://doi.org/10.31428/10317/13549Palabras clave
SUPTM 2024BRT
Urban mobility
Passenger transport
Public transport
Resumen
Urban mobility is a challenge worldwide due to the increasing of people living in cities. 15
In developing countries, this challenge raises due to the absence of enough capital to invest in rail- 16
road systems such as metros, trains, and light rail services. In this sense, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 17
was developed in Latin America as an alternative to low-cost great capacity transportation to those 18
systems. The objective of this paper is to explore system development in the region and to identify 19
if the main current BRTs really bring advantages to the cities in terms of urban mobility. To perform 20
the article we conducted a literature review and compared five main BRT systems in the region 21
considering the passenger volume, and extension in km using data from Global BRT data. The re- 22
sults suggest that BRT systems have been producing efficient urban mobility in cities such as Rio de 23
Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bogota, and Mexico City.
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