[sustran] Re: Histories and Ideas Behind Bogota's BRT

[Lee Schipper]

To keep a long story justifiably long, start with Prof.  Arturo Ardila's PHD Thesis from his MIT Days -- which aims squarely at your question. I copied this to him and
I'm sure he'll send it. Nothing else comes close.

Then, for better or worse, you only have a few hundred more articles, half in Spanish to read...

Lee Schipper
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>>> andrew.crane-droesch at undp.org 26/01/2007 12:13:27 >>>
Dear All,

I've been following the Sustran listserv for quite some time now, but this is my first posting.  Apologies if this question has been covered before.  

Regarding Bogotá's widely hailed BRT system, who were the major designers of the system, and whose ideas did it rely upon?  Was Curitiba's experience and expertise heavily relied upon?  Did it involve international consultants or consulting firms?  Or was it more of a homegrown affair?  Who were the designers, and are they still active?  Any relevant links to history of the system would be quite welcome.  

Many Thanks,

Andrew Crane-Droesch

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/
    Global Environment Facility (GEF)
304 E 45th st, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10016
andrew.crane-droesch at undp.org