Videos about Ciclovia and Bus Rapid Transit in Bogota

poco says on Mar 23, 2009, 20:00:

Humm, these are pretty good,, so I'll comment..


These are worth seeing. This is a link to a really neat film on YouTube:

Colombian Chickens are crowing about the new President of the U.S. who will assure that From each according to their ability to each according to their need.

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adrimm (Moderator) says on Mar 23, 2009, 20:00:

Awesome gamm - thanks for sharing. Streetfilms is awesome. They beat me to my punch tho!! We were both in Bogota checking stuff out in fall 07 - they were there in Sept I was there in November - they beat me to the punch and I lost part of my wind.

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bufalo says on Mar 24, 2009, 08:26:

I thought adrimm would probably stop by this thread....

"If you don't like it - lump it, take it down the road and dump it." - Archie Bunker played by Carroll O'Connor Avianca sucks major.

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miamimike says on Mar 24, 2009, 14:13:

These are two great concepts developed by Colombia. Supposedly Miami is studying the Transmilenio Bus System as an Alternative to light rail. Seems like a No Brainer but maybe the Politicians like Manny Diaz and Carlos Alvarez(habaneros) couldn't line their pockets(or their friends' pockets) with enough $$$. They started the Miami Ciclovia(on a smaller scale) last year and its growing monthly. A wonderful way to spend a Sunday!

"You can take the Banana Out of the Republic but you Cannot take the Republic Out Of The Banana"

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adrimm (Moderator) says on Mar 24, 2009, 18:15:

:) You and I both bufalo...

To be fair, the idea of BRT was started in Curitiba Brazil in the 70s by a mayor they had named Jaime Lerner. Other cities have adapted it, but most adaptations are backwards evolutions towards standard bus service, rather than metro-quality service using buses.

Bogota is the next major *forward* evolution of BRT, following Curitiba - and has become famous for it.

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