by: Claudia Andrea Diaz Acosta, Advisor, Secretaria Distrital de Movilidad, Bogota Presented at Transforming Transportation 2017

1. www.TransformingTransportation.org
10 Cities from the Global Road
Safety Initiative
Claudia Andrea Diaz Acosta, Advisor,
Secretaria Distrital de Movilidad, Bogota
Presented at Transforming Transportation 2017

2. TRANSFORMING TRASPORTATION
10 Cities from the Global Road Safety Initiative
Jan 13th,2017

3. Source: Mobility survey 2015. Secretariat of Mobility of Bogotá.
Growing population of bikers
(635.431 trips per day).
More than 6 million trips per day in
public transit (TMSA, Taxi, intercity
buses).
16% use of individual motorized
modes.
5%
41,3%
16%
Cars: 11%
Motorcycles: 5%
Total trips/day:
17’251.733
MODAL SPLIT
32%
More than 5.5 million trips per day
Where 3.4 million trips last more
than 15minutes.

4. ACCIDENTS RATE 2016
Traffic fatalities
100.000 inhabitants
Traffic fatalities
10.000 vehicles
7.25
2.57
Traffic fatalities: 574
Inhabitants: 8+ million
# of Vehicles: 2.2 million
Cars growth rate: 4.9%
Motorcycle growth rate: 2.4%
*Density: 5000+ inhabitants/km2

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6. VISION ZERO approach
- No loss of life is acceptable
- We are humans and we make mistakes.
- The road system needs to be designed to protect us
EDUCATION
SAFE
INFRASTRUCTURE
ENFORCEMENT
Development City Plan 2016-2020 – Road Safety

7. Source: despacio.org Source: despacio.orgSource: despacio.org
What kind of conditions currently exist for cycling?
Traffic Lights Painted
Crossings
Speed reducers
Shared streets Exclusive bike lanes Parking at TMSA
stations

8. MEJOR MOVILIDAD PARA TODOS
PEATONES Y BICICLETAS
METAS RESULTADO METAS PRODUCTO
• 3,5 mill m2 of new public space
• 120km of new bike lanes
• 30% increase in the number of km traveled
• 1500 new parking spaces at TMSA stations
Development City Plan 2016-2020 –
Cycling and pedestrian infrastructure

9. MEJOR MOVILIDAD PARA TODOS
META RESULTADO METAS PRODUCTO
! 1 of 4 persons who die in traffic accidents is a
motorcyclist
! An average of 23.5% of the accidents occurring in
the city involve a motorcyclist
! 157 motorcyclist died in 2016 (44 more than in
2015)
! They represent the 21% of vehicles
! Between 2015 and 2016 the number of mortorcycles
increased 2.4%
! 5.5% of daily trips in Bogotá are made in
motorcycles
What kind of conditions currently exist for motorcyclist?

10. What kind of conditions currently exist for mass transit
systems?2.5 million trips/day
113 km of exclussive lanes
Source: www.transmilenio.gov.co

11. TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO INTEGRADO Y DE CALIDAD
METAS PRODUCTO
1) Increase 5% the number of trips
2) 57 new km of exclusive lanes
3) 30% of the first Metro line
4) 100% of the implementation of the SITP
Development City Plan 2016-2020 – Public Transit

12. Public
space
recovery
PLAZAS
CHAPINERO
USAQUEN
ALQUERÍA

13. Public
space
recovery
PEDESTRIANS
FIRST
USAQUEN

14. ‘Al colegio en bici’ provides, to public and private school
students, safer conditions to bike to school
“AL
COLEGIO
EN BICI”

15. Labour of mantainance on 1.300
vertical signs.
More tan 1.400 paving potholes.
613 tickets imposed
30.247 evidential breath test
10% with positive results
Speed Control
AV. BOYACÁ
engineering, education and
police control

16. Traffic
Calming
Interventions
Pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian refuge island
Intersection re-desing
93 strategic
interventions in
2016

17. Infraestructura Segura
y usos del suelo

21. Claudia Díaz
Secretary of Mobility of
Bogotá
cdiaz@movilidadbogota.gov.
co
THANK YOU!