Citywide Transit Integration in a Large City: The Case of Sao Paulo, Brazil
1. CITYWIDE TRANSIT INTEGRATION IN A LARGE CITY: THE CASE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL Dario Hidalgo, PhD Senior Transport Engineer EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport TRB Annual Meeting Washington DC, January 2009
2. Sao Paulo is a growing megacity with increasing problems in mobility and quality of life Metropolitan Area: 39 Cities, 19 Million People City of Sao Paulo: 10.4 Million (6% of Brazil) Source: Sao Paulo Municipality
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4. Mega challenges in congestion, air quality, safety and security, energy consumption and GHG emissions Photos: Municipality of Sao Paulo
5. The city is transforming radial/dispersed transit into an integrated system Source: Sao Paulo Municipality
6. This is resulting in a positive shift in modal share trends Percent Motorized Trips Graph: Sao Paulo Municipality
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8. Sao Paulo reform is way beyond recent BRT Experiences in Developing Cities Single Corridor Several Corridors Feeder Routes City Wide Route Reorganization Non Integrated Integrated Metrobús – Mexico BRT – Beijing TransMilenio - Bogotá Metrovía - Guayaquil Jakarta Quito (Trole, Ecovía, North) Transantiago Interligado – Sao Paulo Megabús - Pereira RIT - Curitiba Metrobus - Istanbul
17. Public Investment Source: Sao Paulo Municipality, Exchange rate 2.85 brazilian reales per US dollar (January 2004). 1/ Formerly named Paulistão ad Fura-Fila. Initial operations started in March 2007 2/ Includes infrastructure built before 2001 R$ 140 million 937,34 496,38 440,97 2 Total 80,52 48,24 32,28 Monitoring and Control 29,29 22,01 7,28 203,7 km 126,0 km 77,7 km Via-Livre (30 corridors – curbside) 237,89 79,60 158,6 2 31,8 km 31,8 km Expresso Tiradentes 1 (Fully Segregated) 328,59 210,76 117,83 320,7 km 226,1 km 94,6 km Passa-Rápido (31 corridors – median) 34,21 31,58 2,63 328 303 25 Transfer Stations 164,19 104,50 59,69 32 18 14 Terminal Facilities 62,66 62,66 Electronic Fare Collection Sys tem Total 2005-2008 2001- 2004 Total 2005-2008 2001- 2004 Component USD Million Units
18. Main Impact – Increase in Boardings and Linked Trips
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23. Perceived Quality of Service for Municipal Buses remains low Source: ANTP Main User Concerns Emission Levels (99%) Congestion (88%) Long waiting times (82%) Long travel times (80%)