Colombia / Transport
Bogota's TransMilenio moves 2.4M passengers daily at 1/10th the cost of a metro system. The system uses dedicated lanes, pre-paid station boarding, and articulated buses to achieve metro-like capacity on existing road corridors.
High-capacity bus rapid transit with dedicated lanes, station-level boarding, and integrated feeder network
2.4M daily passengers
1/10th cost of metro per km
32% reduction in commute times
Bogota's TransMilenio moves 2.4M passengers daily at 1/10th the cost of a metro system. The system uses dedicated lanes, pre-paid station boarding, and articulated buses to achieve metro-like capacity on existing road corridors.
Land
Road corridor reallocation
Capital
$5-15M per km
Regulatory
Public transit authority, road space reallocation
Tags
Constraints