Peak hours with restriction of private cars. That was the proposal made by the Minister of Transportation, William Camargo, after a meeting with the taxi drivers’ union. At the moment, it is an idea that is under analysis.
(In context: Controversy over the idea of the governor’s Ministry of Transport private cars at peak hours).
“When we allocate public infrastructure during peak hours, to be used by private vehicles, public transportation and motorcycles, we are also punishing the operation of public transportation,” said Minister Camargo.
“Many cities have already shown that in the past, that it can be improved with restrictions during peak hours. The same ‘Car Free Day’ is an invitation to prioritize alternative modes and public transport as the main axis,” he pointed out.
How would the rush hour car ban work?
‘Day without a car’ in Bogotá.
Cesar Melgarejo. TIME
We cannot pretend to solve a congestion problem by buying or using more private vehicles
According to Camargo, His suggestion is based on ‘Car Free Day’, but only intended for peak hours, slots that are already identified in each city.
“It is to release the road infrastructure only at peak so that public transport can move better, so that with the same fleet we can carry more passengers at that rush hour and have more frequencies,” he said.
(Read: Mintransporte proposes that they will cancel the rates of taxi races in Colombia).
What alternatives will car owners have?
The minister raised the options that drivers would have if the restriction were to be established at peak hours.
“First, postpone or advance the trip in a private vehicle. Second, sharing the vehicle, that has already been said many times and we have lacked more robust strategies to promote that this happens. (…) We cannot pretend to solve a congestion problem by buying or using more private vehicles,” he stated in Snail Radio.
And the third possibility would come to public transportbecause they seek to reinforce the systems of each city so that users are certain, for example, of the frequency of the buses.
The MIO, mass transportation system in Cali.
Santiago Saldarriaga. TIME
“We are turning more and more resources (for public transport), but there are still many more private vehicles and motorcycles moving at rush hour and many more people getting off mass transit. We are in an unfortunate spiral. (…) We turn more money, while the systems lose passengers because more and more time is spent on their journeys,” he said.
(You can read: What is behind the murders of a transit agent and 2 Mobility officials in Tuluá).
Is it a ‘punishment’ for private car drivers?
Faced with the proposal, Minister Camargo affirmed that drivers are not being prohibited from using a private car, “only that use it at times when the road network has better safety conditions“.
“We are all punishing ourselves as a society, in a consumption of modes of mobility that is not sustainable. Just for reference: the highest percentage of trips moves by public transport and normally low-income people pay with their time. On the other hand, the lowest percentage of trips moves in private transport that occupies 80% and 90% of the road network,” he added in RCN news.
What other measures are being analyzed regarding the use of private cars?
We get used to the fact that public space belongs to everyone and belongs to no one
according to the minister, Aspects such as the use of land in the cities, since people are not living close to their jobs or places of study, which implies longer travel times.
This is what the trancones of Medellín, or tacos, as they are called in the city, look like.
Jaiver Nieto. TIME
(Keep reading: They cited 3,000 people at the time in the Ministry of Mobility due to a system error).
“Let’s look at the multi-temporals of how urban perimeters have expanded and taken people to live further away. That’s a contrast because what we’re doing is inviting people to live further away and have longer travel times. That’s a theme land use planning,” he said.
Another of the points that is under discussion is “clarifying the use of the road infrastructure.” In this sense, he announced on the aforementioned station the possibility of more charges for drivers of private cars.
“That we have congestion charges, that we charge for parking. We believe that public space belongs to everyone and belongs to no one. So, we went out with 25-square-meter vehicles to park on the roads and obstruct traffic, while the users of public transport have to travel with four or five passengers per square meter. That is inequitable,” he said.
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