Bicistema: Bicycle Transport system and services integration

Summary

Bogotá is adapting the bicycle as alternative transportation. Bicistema aims to provide designing bicycle stations a series of incorporated facilities to promote cycling as a complete and convenient transport system, with amongst others a bike secure parking, changing facilities, public transport services, and green areas, for those arriving by bicycle. In the past decade, bicycle has taken a place as an alternative means of transportation around the world.

Background and Objective

In the past decade, bicycle has taken a place as an alternative means of transportation around the world. It has the potential of becoming quite an efficient way of transportation in cities like Bogotá. This Colombian city has a predominantly flat topography, and the weather conditions are ideal for commuting from one place to another by bike, thus allowing for a continuous urban structure, ideal for the use of such means of transportation. Bike lanes network consolidation and bicycle station designs would promote the bicycle as an active means of transportation, concentrating useful services for commuters. Moreover, this would enhance the livability of a city by making it more pleasant, healthier and more sustainable for everyone. However transportation, just like all other government matters, must be including into this picture, and must reflect the needs of all citizens, especially the most vulnerable ones: pedestrians and cyclists.

Innovative Initiative

Integrated planning - optimization of urban flows - reduced environmental footprint - health/quality of life

Resources devoted to delivery

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