Metrobus Case Study - OECD case study.pdf · Metrobus Case Study Lessons Learned and Policy...
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Metrobus BRT • Dedicated, confined bus
lanes.
• Enclosed stations.
• Electronic fee payment prior
to boarding.
• Large buses, either
articulated or bi-articulated.
• Advanced control systems
to regulate times between
buses, overcrowding, etc.
• Distinctive image.
Line 2 Line 3 Line 4
Eje 4
Sur
Eje 1
Pte
Down
town
Km 20 17 28 95
Passengers
(K/day)160 130 40 750
Stations 34 31 30 138
Terminals 2 4 4 13
Buses 96 54 54 365
43
3
161
Line 1
TotalInsurg
entes
30
420
Financing Schemes
Line 1 and 2 – Public contribution
to infrastructure and fleet, private
particpation for bus financing.
Line 3 – Payment-for-Services.
Line 4 – Financed via second tier
of beltway.
Line InfrastructureFare
collectionTotal
Private Public
1 1,277 327 109 1,713
2 850 255 85 1,190
3 1,200 250 - 1,450
4 450 250 - 700
3,777 1,082 194 5,053
Private
Public
Fleet
Costs in millions of pesos.
Source: Escalante, 2012.
Barriers Policy checklist for action
Barriers
1. Strategic goal setting and policy alignment
Current concessions scheme and the concessions
law.
Political power of concessionaires.
2. Enabling policies and incentives for green
investment
Lack of PPP Law.
3. Financial policies and instruments to attract
private sector participation
Contractual agreeements perpetuate perverse
incentives.
Concessionaires.
4. Harness public and private resources and
build capacity for a green economy
Lack of knowledge, capacity or experience with
similar projects.
Unclear decision making process.
5. Promoting green business and consumer
behaviour
Insufficient awareness campaigns.
Success Factors Policy checklist for action
Success Factors
1. Strategic goal setting and policy alignment
Civil society participation.
Clear clean air agenda.
Very effective champion - Claudia Sheinbaum.
2. Enabling policies and incentives for green
investment
CDM Financing.
Scrapping programme.
3. Financial policies and instruments to attract
private sector participation
Lack of sufficient government funding. Led to
innovative financing schemes.
4. Harness public and private resources and
build capacity for a green economy
NGO participation.
5. Promoting green business and consumer
behaviour
Commitment to emissions reductions.
Innovative business model.
Key Policy
Framework
Elements
Recommendations • Incentives alignment:
• Compliance with planning programmes (10 MB lines projected).
• Elimination of fuel subsidies.
• Creation of new financial instruments.
• Law to regulate metropolitan affairs.
• Legally regulated Cost-Benefit Analysis considering all relevant co-benefits.
• Thorough awareness campaign all the way from urban vision to real costs
of using cars.
Recent Advances
• Special Programme for Climate Change
• General Law on Climate Change
• Green Plan
• Law for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
• Law for Public-Private Partnerships
Conclusions
• Remarkable that the proyect exists, given all the initial barriers.
• There is a need for a stronger institutional, legal, financial and planning
framework to incentivise private investment in LCR transportation
solutions.
• Key for internalization of the high costs of private mobility solutions and
unsustainable urban development patterns.