Urban Transformations and Health: the Case of TransMiCable in Bogotá

"TransMiCable will have one service line 3.43 km-long with four stations (El Tunal , Juan Pablo II , Manitas , and Paraiso, see highlighted stops in Figure 2). El Tunal is the station that connects to the city's bus rapid transit system. The planned capacity of TransMiCable is 3,600 persons per hour in 163 cabins or gondolas. Each cabin fits ten passengers, with space for wheelchairs and bicycles and will be equipped with free Wi-Fi. The expected travel time reductions from each station to portal El Tunal, through the shortest pathway, are: 26 minutes saved from Juan Pablo II station-from 32 to 6 minutes; 31 minutes saved from Manitas station-from 38 to 7 minutes and 49 minutes saved from Paraiso station-from 62 to 13 minutes 22. In conjunction with TransMiCable, urban projects will be implemented including the construction of parks, outdoor gyms, sport courts, community centers for children and older adults, a market, an administrative, and a tourism offices."