Bike paths in Bogotá
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Bogotá is the city with the most extensive and comprehensive network of bike paths (Spanish: Ciclorrutas de Bogotá) in the Americas, with a total of 564 kilometers (350 mi) as of 2022. The network was initially designed and built during the administration of Superior Mayor of Bogotá Enrique Peñalosa and is one of the most extensive in the world.
The design of the network took into consideration the morphology and topography of the city. The network is integrated with the city's TransMilenio bus rapid transit system.
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Design
[edit]The design of the network took into consideration the morphology and topography of the city; from north to south, Bogotá has a flat topography and from east to west it has varying degrees of incline.
A mesh concept was applied for the theoretical plan of the network because it presented greater versatility and adaptation given that the road network was designed as a grid plan with streets going from south to north and from east to west. The network is also integrated with the TransMilenio bus system, which has bicycle parking facilities.[citation needed]
Network hierarchy
[edit]A network hierarchy was determined following the criteria above.
- Main Network: connects the main centers of the city in a direct and expeditious manner, for instance connecting the main work and education centers with the most populated residential areas, and receiving the flow from secondary networks.
- Secondary Network: leads riders to the main network, it connects housing centers and attraction centers and parks with the main network.
- Complementary Network: links and provides continuity to the network. It consists of additional bike paths that are required to complete the mesh system and to distribute bicycle traffic in specific areas. It includes a recreational network, local networks and a system of long green areas.[citation needed]
Impact on city life
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Since the construction of the bike paths, bicycle use has quintupled in the city. There were 635,431 trips made daily in Bogotá by bicycle in 2015, corresponding to a modal share of 4.28%.[1] A large portion of this use is in poorer southern areas.[citation needed]
The bike paths are an ongoing project. Many segments are still not connected to the main network. In some parts, they are placed on the sidewalk in a way that puts pedestrians and cyclists in competition.[citation needed]
Routes
[edit]As of 2022,[2] Bogotá had more than 564 kilometers (350 mi) of bike paths with various projects under construction and design to expand the network, such as CicloAlameda Medio Milenio,[3] Corredor Verde de la 7ma,[4] and TransMilenio Avenida 68.[5] As of 2023, Bogotá had 623 kilometers (387 mi) of bike paths.[6]
In addition to being the most extensive city network in the Americas,[2] it is one of the most extensive in the world.[7]
| Route | Road | Description | Length (km) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Norte-Quito-Sur | from Av. del Ferrocarril with Calle 179 - Av. Ciudad de Quito - to Transversal 30 | 26.5 | |
| R3 | Carrera 17 | from Los Héroes - Calle 26 - Av. Los Comuneros to Calle 27 Sur | 11.8 | |
| R4 | Av. Constitución | from Calle 170 along Canal Córdoba - Av. Constitución - Fucha River - to Carrera 30 | 24.1 | |
| R5 Tc. | Av. Boyacá | from Calle 80 to Av. El Dorado | 4.2 | |
| R5 | Av. Boyacá | from Av. El Dorado to Av. Villavicencio | 20.3 | |
| R6 | Av. Las Villas | from Calle 170 - Carrera 66 - Diag. 126 - to Av. Ciudad de Cali | 7.6 | |
| R7 | Carrera 19 | from Carrera Séptima along Calle 161- Carrera 19 - to NQS | 12.4 | |
| R8 | Av. Ciudad de Cali | from Calle 170 to Bosa | 21.8 | |
| R9 | Av. Longitudinal de Occidente (ALO) | Torca Toll gate to Autopista del Sur | 24.2 | |
| R10 | Carrera 50 – Transversal 47 | from Calle 63 - Carrera 50 - Av. Américas - Transv. 47 - Transv. 44 to Bogotá River | 11.1 | |
| R12 | Av. 13 Sur | from Av. 13 sur - Calle 54ª sur - Parque Barranquillita | 11.2 | |
| R13 | Av. Villavicencio | from Av. Ciudad de Cali to Av. Caracas | 10.2 | |
| R14 | Av. San José | from Carrera Séptima to Av. Longitudinal de Occidente | 10.1 | |
| R15 | Calle 134 – Calle 138 | from Carrera Séptima to Autopista Norte and Autopista Norte to Av. Las Villas | 5.5 | |
| R17 Tc. | Calle 80 | from Bogotá River to connect R17 | 1.8 | |
| R17 | Calle 80 | from Los Héroes to Bogotá River | 10.3 | |
| R18 Tc. | Calle 63 | from Carrera 13 to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 1.9 | |
| R18 | Calle 63 | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to Engativá | 12.4 | |
| R19 Tc. | Calle 26 | from Carrera 5ª Universidad de los Andes to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 3.8 | |
| R19 | Avenida El Dorado | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to A.L.O | 8.7 | |
| R20 | Canal Arzobispo – Diagonal 53 | from Carrera Séptima - Av. Ciudad de Quito - Canal del Arzobispo - Diag. 53 to Simón Bolívar Park | 5.2 | |
| R22 Tc. | Avenida Jiménez | from Carrera 5ª to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 2.9 | |
| R22 | Calle 13 (Av. Centenario) | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to Bogotá River | 12.0 | |
| R23 Tc | Calle 34 | from Carrera Séptima to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 1.9 | |
| R23 | Avenida de las Américas | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to Bogotá River | 17.7 | |
| R24 | Av. Los Comuneros | from San Victorino - to Av. de las Américas | 5.4 | |
| R25 | Av. del Ferrocarril | from Av. Ciudad de Lima to Av. Ciudad de Villavicencio | 9.4 | |
| R28 | Av. La Hortúa | from Carrera Séptima to Carrera 30 | 3.5 | |
| R29 | Calle 27 Sur | from Carrera Séptima to Carrera 30 | 3.0 | |
| Total | 300.9 | |||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Encuesta de Movilidad 2015". Google Docs (in Spanish). Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá. 2016-10-18. p. 28. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ a b Balaguera, Paula Galeano (2022-02-25). "Bogotá y Cali, las ciudades con más kilómetros de ciclorrutas" [Bogotá and Cali, the cities with the most kilometers of bike paths 2022]. Portafolio (in Spanish). p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Así será la ciclo alameda Medio Milenio, la troncal para bicicletas que construirá el Distrito". Infobae (in Spanish). 2020-11-05. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Séptima Verde". Alcaldía de Bogotá (in Spanish). 2022-09-05. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Troncal Avenida 68 en obra". Alcaldía de Bogotá (in Spanish). 2022-09-05. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Movilidad en Bogotá: noticias, eventos y servicios". Bogota.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Woods, Sarah (2012). Colombia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 123. ISBN 9781841623641.
Bogotá also has one of the most extensive cycleways (ciclorutas) on the planet