- Transantiago
Transantiago is the
public transport system that serves Santiago, capital ofChile . Until 2008, it was considered the most ambitious transport reform undertaken by a developing country according to theWorld Resources Institute . [] Several otherLatin America n cities, such usCuritiba ,Brazil andBogotá ,Colombia , implemented similar BRT schemes, but gradually, phasing in the scheme in several stages, allowing to make adjustments and hastily fixing glitches, without any serious disruption to transit services. [cite journal|last = The Economist |journal = The Economist|title = The slow lane. Santiago: Fallout from a botched transport reform|date =2008-02-07 |url = http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10650631|volume = 386| issue = 8566 | location = London | pages = 41 (printed version)|accessdate=2008-02-13]A year later
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El Mercurio " newspaper released [ [http://www.mer.cl/modulos/catalogo/Paginas/2008/02/10/MERSTPP001AA1002.htm El Mercurio, February 10, 2007] ] some stats comparing the system a day before it made its debut (February 10, 2007) and a year after (February 10, 2008):Not currently operating
*Fleet management software
*Security camera s
*Passenger counter
*Variable info panel
*GSM /GPRS system
*Panic button Currently operating
*Clearing
*Bip! card
*Ticket validator
*GPS References
Bibliography
* [http://www.civil.ist.utl.pt/thredbo9/proceedings/proceedings/Tuesday/WSA/2nd_Session/1094.pdf Gschwender, Antonio (2005)] Improving the urban public transport in developing countries: the design of a new integrated system in Santiago de Chile. "9th Conference of Competition and Ownership in Land Transport (Thredbo9)", Lisbon, Portugal.
* [http://www.uitp-pti.com/img/cover6_2006/18-21-en.pdf Minteguiaga, Jorge (2006)] Transantiago: redesigning public transport in Santiago, Chile. "Public Transport International, 55, 6/2006", 16-19. ISSN-1016-796X.External links
*es icon [http://www.transantiago.cl Transantiago official site]
*es icon [http://www.transantiagoinforma.cl/pdf/Mapa_General.pdf official Transantiago map]
*es icon [http://www.tarjetabip.cl official "Tarjeta Bip!" site]
*en icon [http://www.cepchile.cl/dms/archivo_3425_1704/r96_diazyotros_micros.pdf CEP Chile study - Santiago Buses: From Public Enemy to Public Service]Further reading
*en icon [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15100976 US National Public Radio story, Oct. 8, 2007, about Transantiago]
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