Implementation of sustainable urban transport in Latin America

Dario Hidalgo and Cornie Huizenga

Research in Transportation Economics, 2013, vol. 40, issue 1, 66-77

Abstract: Transportation provides vital support to the economic and social development of Latin America cities, but current growth patterns and trends are not sustainable. While non-motorized and public transport modes have the largest shares in passenger transport, there is a strong increase in ownership and use of cars and motorcycles. In Latin America in 2010 there were 2.5 new motor vehicle registrations for every new child being born.

Keywords: Urban transport; Latin America; Sustainability; Motorization; Modal shares; Mass transit; Non-motorized transport; Urban transport policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.034

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