Streetfilms: Curitiba, the Cradle of Bus Rapid Transit

by Elizabeth Press on April 1, 2009

“Curitiba, Brazil first adopted its Master Plan in 1968. Since then, it has become a city well known for inventive urban planning and affordable (to the user and the city) public transportation.

Curitiba’s Bus Rapid Transit system is the source of inspiration for many other cities including the TransMilenio in Bogotá, Colombia, Metrovia in Guayaquil, Ecuador, as well as the Orange Line of Los Angeles.”

Streetsblog » Streetfilms: Curitiba, the Cradle of Bus Rapid Transit.

An interesting short video about public transit in Curitiba, Brazil. 75% of it’s citizens travel by bus to work everyday. 1% of Phionex, AZ, a similar sized US city gets to work via public transit. For comparison 32% of San Francisco residents take transit to get to work, probably 2nd only to NYC.  Check out “Transportation in San Francisco” for other interesting SF public transit facts & demographics.