The impact on urban accessibility conditions of a proposed cableway line in the city of Manizales, Colombia

Due to the increased tendency to use private transport in urban areas of Manizales and Villamaría municipalities, it is intended to include alternative modes of transport that are more time-efficient and environmentally sustainable to improve the inhabitants’ quality of life. This article aims to an...

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Main Authors: Montoya Jorge Alberto, Aguilera Juan Camilo, Escobar Diego Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-03-01
Series:Bulletin of Geography: Socio-Economic Series
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2021-0008
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Summary:Due to the increased tendency to use private transport in urban areas of Manizales and Villamaría municipalities, it is intended to include alternative modes of transport that are more time-efficient and environmentally sustainable to improve the inhabitants’ quality of life. This article aims to analyse the inclusion impact of a sustainable public transport system, such as a new cableway line in the city connecting the Central Business District (CBD) with Ciudadela del Norte district, measuring overall average accessibility for the current and future scenario. This establishes the average travel time and the savings in terms of time shown as a percentage that these modes of transport would create in the population displacement and also which inhabitants are the most likely to benefit.
ISSN:2083-8298