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In 1988, the most relevant descriptors
of transportation in Bogotá were as follows:
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Slowness:
Average traveling time for an ordinary journey in
Bogotá: 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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Inefficiency:
Very long public service routes, with ald buses
and low-occupancy levels.
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Inequality:
95% of the road network crowded by private cars
totaling about 1,000,000 vehicles transporting merely
19% of the whole population.
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Contamination:
70% of particles emitted to the atmosphere came
from motorcars.
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Danger:
A high car-accident rate, as well as a significant
number of casualties for the same reason.
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In order to introduce a structural change
in these transportation conditions, the local
administration implemented an integral mobility
strategy; it envisaged actions leading to promote
non-motorized mobilization by improving and creating
public spaces, new pedestrian zones, and 300 kilometers
of cycle paths called (“ciclo-rutas”).
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In addition, plate number-based restrictions
for the use of private vehicles during peak hours
were established, together with measures like
higher car-parking rates, and compulsory car-free
dates on certain holidays (“dia sin carro”)
among others; and finally, the development of
a unique and integrated mass-transportation system:
the TransMilenio.
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The ultimate objective was at that time and continues
to be bettering the quality of life of Bogota´s
inhabitants and enhancing the city´s competitiveness.
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