All aboard.Colombia's transportation ministry and the city of Cartagena Cartagena, city, Colombia Cartagena (kärtähā`nä), city (1993 pop. 616,231), capital of Bolívar dept., NW Colombia, a port on the Bay of Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea. It exports oil, coffee, and platinum. are working together to plan a new, integrated public transportation system in which the two expect to invest US$85 million. It is expected to be operational by 2004. "Cartagena has close to a million residents, of whom 90% use public transportation," says Laureano Perez, director of publication transportation for the city. The federal government will cover 70% of the costs and Cartegena will pay the difference, Perez says. The new system will be modeled after the TransMilenio The TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, Colombia. As of June 2007, the TransMilenio runs throughout the whole city, covering Av. Caracas, Calle 80, Autopista Norte, Av. Jiménez, NQS ("Norte Quito Sur"), Calle 13, Av. de las Américas, and Av. Suba. system built in Bogota, which includes widening of lanes and sidewalks, condemning con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. land for new roads and new articulated buses Articulated buses, also known as tandem buses, bendy buses or accordion buses in the UK and US, are a type of bus with an increased passenger capacity. that will travel on the main thoroughfares of the city. The buses will hold up to 160 passengers and operate starting at 5 a.m. |
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