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Urban transport in the largest Latin American and Caribbean cities consumes about 3.5% of regional GDP — a percentage that is inflated by the effects of traffic congestion. In addition to the costs of congestion in terms of lost economic efficiency, there are also negative consequences in terms o...

The outlook for inter-modal transport in Latin America at the end of 1999 was a complex one, fraught with uncertainties and unresolved issues. On the other hand, things came into sharper focus in the year 2000 and several major projects were launched. This annual summary focuses on three of these...

Over the past three years, talks conducted at the subregional level have led to the signing of multimodal transport agreements, and these have been implemented by Mercosur and reviewed by the Andean Community; multimodal transport is only now starting to come into its own in South America but is ...

This issue of the FAL Bulletin examines aspects of current urban transport policies in Latin America and proposes a conceptual framework for an integrated and sustainable mobility policy.

La presente edición del Boletín entrega un recuento de los recientes acontecimientos y tendencias en el sector transporte de América Latina y el Caribe, abarcando aspectos relacionados con el transporte urbano, el transporte ferroviario y la conservación vial.

La creciente utilización del comercio electrónico y la necesidad de generar soluciones eficaces a problemas como la congestión vehicular y la distribución física de mercaderías, están generando un nuevo escenario para el transporte, principalmente para el urbano. Es por ello que la incorporación ...

This edition of the FAL Bulletin tells of recent events and trends in urban transport, railways and highway maintenance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This edition of the FAL Bulletin provides an account of recent developments and trends in rail and urban transport and road maintenance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The process of urbanization in Latin America presents new challenges for urban transport systems insofar as one of the priorities is to provide proper mobility for the increasing and complex interaction of communities.This edition of the Bulletin, prepared by Irma Chaparro, presents a summary of ...

El presente documento explora como la formalización del sector transporte público incide en una mayor demanda de conductores profesionales para atender las necesidades del servicio, a partir de la experiencia de la implementación del sistema de transporte urbano de la ciudad de Santiago iniciado ...