<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3020" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrew Crane-Droesch</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/<BR>    Global Environment Facility (GEF)<BR>304 E 45th st, 9th Floor<BR>New York, NY 10016<BR><A href="mailto:andrew.crane-droesch@undp.org">andrew.crane-droesch@undp.org</A></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>