{"id":660,"date":"2009-08-24T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T16:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/?p=660"},"modified":"2009-08-24T11:11:21","modified_gmt":"2009-08-24T16:11:21","slug":"bogota-colombia-cashes-in-on-its-rapid-transit-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/2009\/08\/24\/bogota-colombia-cashes-in-on-its-rapid-transit-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogot\u00e1, Colombia cashes in on its rapid transit success story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Transmilenio bus travels in a dedicated lane through the streets of Bogot\u00e1, Colombia. This system has earned the city up to $300 million through selling carbon credits. Photo courtesy of DianaCats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

, one of Bogot\u00e1, Colombia\u2019s major thoroughfares, used to resemble a noisy, tangled, smoke-laden parking lot jam-packed with motorcycles, cars and small, privately operated buses. Then, beginning in 2001, it became part of a 7-line bus rapid transit system in the city known as TransMilenio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to making it faster and easier for the 1.6 million commuters who use the system each day to reach their destinations, TransMilenio has enabled the city to eliminate 7,000 of the small buses from its thoroughfares. This, in turn, has led to a more than 59% reduction in the use of bus fuel and associated CO2 and other emissions.<\/p>\n

In recognition of this remarkable \u201cgreen\u201d achievement, last year the United Nations<\/a> granted approval to TransMilenio to generate and sell carbon credits<\/a> to developed countries that exceed their emissions limits under the Kyoto Protocol<\/a>. According to analysts, this has already generated an estimated $100 million to $300 million in revenue for the city\u2019s coffers.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, York Region residents can look forward to a faster, easier and more environmentally friendly alternative to driving along busy routes such as Highway 7<\/a> with our vivaNext rapidways<\/a>, which will allow our beautiful blue Viva vehicles to safely speed past congested traffic.<\/p>\n

Related articles:
\nThe New York Times<\/a><\/em>
\nMother Nature Network<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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