Winds of change: the case of TransMiCable, a community-engaged transport intervention improving equity and health in Bogotá, Colombia

Guevara-Aladino, Paula; Baldovino-Chiquillo, Laura; Rubio, María Alejandra; Slesinski, Claire; Levy, Paul; Florez, Diego Enrique Ochoa; Flórez, Sebastián; Sarmiento, Olga L.

doi:10.1080/23748834.2022.2038981

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“…We found that children and adolescents were the main users of renovated parks and playgrounds. Drug use in public spaces is a concern, 11 and we suggest that increased numbers of children and adolescents would use parks and playgrounds if supervision and maintenance were improved. In the present study we also identified an increase in physical activity in one renovated park, but only in boys and men.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Furthermore, as reported previously, public transport satisfaction increased (from 4·4 to 5·4 out of 10), and satisfaction for TransMiCable was rated 8·7 out of 10. 11 These findings are highly relevant especially when an increased number of people in Bogotá were reported to be using private motor vehicles in 2019. 32…”

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“… 13 , 14 In the TrUST study we found that travel time, victimisation, and air pollution in the cabins decreased in the intervention area after the TransMiCable inauguration. 11 , 34 However, residents still had long waking hours (from 0400 h to 2400 h), high levels of victimisation, and they are exposed to high air pollution in the bus rapid transit system. Therefore, in low-income populations, where walking for transport is a necessity, efforts to promote physical activity should focus on maintaining regular participation in active travel, while improving the conditions under which it occurs.…”

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“…This cable car was introduced in 2018, and connects Ciudad Bolívar, a low-income settlement located on steep hillsides in Bogotá, with the city's bus rapid transit system. 10 , 11 TransMiCable was conceived because travelling by directly traversing the hillside was regarded as a more viable solution than rehousing people and building roads. The cable car was used by around 7·5 million people in 2019 12 and is part of a comprehensive urban transformation project.…”

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“…The cable car was used by around 7·5 million people in 2019 12 and is part of a comprehensive urban transformation project. 10 , 11 …”

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Effects of an urban cable car intervention on physical activity: the TrUST natural experiment in Bogotá, Colombia

Baldovino-Chiquillo

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O’Donovan

et al. 2023

The Lancet Global Health

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confidence: 94%

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“…The cable car was used by around 7·5 million people in 2019 12 and is part of a comprehensive urban transformation project. 10 , 11 …”

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Effects of an urban cable car intervention on physical activity: the TrUST natural experiment in Bogotá, Colombia

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O’Donovan

et al. 2023

The Lancet Global Health

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The Impacts of an Urban Cable Car System on Liveability: A Mixed Methods Study in Bogotá, Colombia

Rubio

Sarmiento

Guevara

et al. 2023

S.M.A.R.T. Environments

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Cable cars represent an integral element of urban transport systems designed to connect underserved communities in Latin America. However, evaluations of the liveability impacts of cable cars are scarce. The TransMiCable cable car in Colombia connects the peripheral neighbourhoods of Ciudad Bolívar with the integrated public transport system of Bogotá. This study assessed the effect of TransMiCable on domains of liveability, including transport, public open space, social cohesion, local democracy, and security. Urban Transformations and Health: The Case of TransMiCable in Bogotá was a natural experiment involving participatory mixed methods. Household surveys, the Our Voice citizen science research method, and the Ripple Effects Mapping technique were applied to capture baseline measurements before TransMiCable’s inauguration and follow-up measurements afterwards in both intervention and control areas. Following a simultaneous bidirectional approach, quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed separately, then merged for interpretation. The mixed methods approach revealed concordance and complementarity among the multiple effects of the TransMiCable intervention across domains of liveability. These impacts included shorter travel times, increased satisfaction with public transport, increased access to parks, perceived reduction in the neighbourhood’s social stigma, increased pride in community, and decreased perceived insecurity. The participatory process facilitated dialogue between community leaders and public sector decision-makers on the ways transportation interventions can improve liveability. This multisectoral engagement enabled a broad understanding of the ongoing transformation of the Ciudad Bolívar area after the implementation of TransMiCable, providing lessons for effectively engaging with local stakeholders to support the sustainability of urban transformations.

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Road Traffic Injuries and the Built Environment in Bogotá, Colombia, 2015–2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Zewdie,

Sarmiento,

Pinzón

et al. 2024

J Urban Health

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Winds of change: the case of TransMiCable, a community-engaged transport intervention improving equity and health in Bogotá, Colombia

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Effects of an urban cable car intervention on physical activity: the TrUST natural experiment in Bogotá, Colombia

Effects of an urban cable car intervention on physical activity: the TrUST natural experiment in Bogotá, Colombia

The Impacts of an Urban Cable Car System on Liveability: A Mixed Methods Study in Bogotá, Colombia

Road Traffic Injuries and the Built Environment in Bogotá, Colombia, 2015–2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

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