The Green Corridor TOD project in Cali, Colombia aims to redevelop the abandoned railway line into a light rail transit system and densify the surrounding areas. The project would create 22 km of bike and pedestrian paths, improve intermodality, and generate new public spaces. Studies have assessed the feasibility of different transit technologies, developed a business model framework, and identified opportunities for land value capture. Funding from the NAMA Facility was secured to pilot priority interventions along the corridor in line with transit-oriented development and greenhouse gas mitigation principles. A recent study identified property tax, special assessments, and urban planning tools as potential land value capture instruments for the project under Colombian law.

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THE GREEN CORRIDOR TOD
PROJECT OF CALI, COLOMBIA
Project overview, FSCI Support and Land Value Capture
opportunities

2. GREEN CORRIDOR - CONTEXT
COLOMBIA
49 M
inhabitants
VALLE DEL
CAUCA
4.5 M
inhabitants
SANTIAGO
DE CALI
2.4 M
inhabitants
TEMPERATURE
23.1 °C (avg)
AREA
619 Km2 total area
120 Km2 urban area
ELEVATION
1018 m above
sea level
7 RIVERS SUGAR CANE

3. TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
BUENAVENTURA
N BUENAVENTURA
407,539
PALMIRA
306,727
YUMBO
119,889
JAMUNDÍ
122,030
CANDELARIA
82,898
PUERTO TEJADA
45,840
SANTIAGO DE CALI
2,394,870
TOTAL POPULATION
AFFECTED BY TOD
PROJECT = 3.5 M

4. GREEN CORRIDOR OF CALI - YESTERDAY
Source: http://expovirtuales.bibliovalle.gov.co/project/el-ferrocarril/
1915
• Railway developed in Cali
• Commercial development
• Spatial barrer dividing city in two
(east/west)

5. GREEN CORRIDOR OF CALI - TODAY
Source: EMRU, 2018
N
• Around 1990, railway abandoned, little economic
development around it
• Even more accentuated spatial barrer for the city
(east/west)
• Conservation of large green areas
• High potential for urban intervention and
rehabilitation of the railway

6. GREEN CORRIDOR OF CALI – PROJECT IDEA
Source: EMRU, 2018
CORREDOR VERDE
EQUIPAMIENTOS
BARRIOS ÁREA DE INFLUENCIA
N• Transit-Oriented Development project: Light Rail
Train + redensification project (urban regeneration)
PUBLIC SPACE
Reactivation of the axis of the old
railway line: generation of new public
space derived from the redevelopment
of its edges.
• Light rail train development
• 22 km of bike & pedestrian paths
• Transversal intermodality
MOBILITY
Urban densification will
guarantee the demand, the use of
the mobility systems and the
public space.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

7. GREEN CORRIDOR OF CALI - STATUS
Source: EMRU, 2018
• Large number of studies undertaken
• Technical support to city for:
• Selection of type of mass-transit
technology (BRT vs train vs others)
• Structure of business model framework
• Land-Value Capture study to assess
funding opportunities
• Securing funding opportunity (NAMA
Facility through NAMA-TOD) and
prioritization of interventions
In
coordination
with:
• Key stakeholders dialogue facilitation
• Capacity building sessions

8. GREEN CORRIDOR OF CALI – NAMA FACILITY
Source: EMRU, 2018
• Funding opportunity of around 5M EUR
• Pilot project/interventions prioritised and selected
for quick implementation
• Interventions consider TOD principles and GHG
mitigation
7
8
P.E. SAN VICENTE
P.E. ANTIGUA LICORERA DEL VALLE
P.E. PORVENIR
P.E. INDUSTRIAL
P.E. PARQUE CENTRAL
P.E. BELALCAZAR
P.E. GALERIA SANTA ELENA
P.E. EL SENA CARRERA 7
P.E. HOYO Y PILOTO
P.E. SAN NICOLÁS
7
4
P9 Y 10

9. GREEN CORRIDOR OF CALI – LVC
Source: EMRU, 2018
• Land Value Capture study just concluded (Feb 2018)
• Identified a few LVC instruments that can be potentially usable in Colombia:
1. Public funding instruments:
• Revenues from sales, contributions or leasing of taxable properties.
• Taxes for the use of the public space.
2. Fiscal instruments:
• Property tax.
• Special assessment or betterment levy to recover costs of public works.
3. Urban planning instruments:
• Capital gains arising from land value increments.
• Differentiated management for urban development.
• Value capture through the urban planning.

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