Secretary Municipal Transit and Transportation (STTM) is responsible for registering the vehicles rolling through the city. According to this organization in 2004 through the streets of Cali rolled 357,927 vehicles. As usual in the developing countries, the motorcycle is a very popular means of transport and the city has almost 70 000. As for private cars, more than 240,000 vehicles.
fleet composition Cali 1997-2004
As a public service STTM data are more than 43 000 vehicles counting taxis, buses, vans and buses. According to the DANE roll through the city daily 3 800 collective public service vehicles, distributed as follows: 40.43% minibuses, 25.10% 34.47% vans and buses.
These public transport move a total of approximately 300 million passengers annually, distributed as follows: 40% minibuses, buses 30% and 30% in vans. Crossing STTM data and DANE, must have 10 taxis for every automotive service group. Panoramic
night.
public transport companies are privately held. As in Bogota and other cities, taxis are yellow, the minimum charge is 3200 COP (1.60 USD) daily and 4000 COP (2.00 USD) from 8 pm to 5 am. Local characteristic of urban bus companies are named after colors ("Black and White", "Blue Silver", "Red Grey (Grey Red until 2004)" and "Parrot," among others), other names are "Alameda " and "Coomoepal." Another alternative urban service are the micro-buses with a capacity of between 10 and 20.
MIO, Mass Integrated West.
As in all major urban centers, urban bus service has to do with the so-called "penny war": drivers are paid by number of passengers carried per day, and several companies cover similar paths, this leads speeding and violation of traffic laws. Another common problem is the Colombian city on the supply of public transport especially taxis and buses that clog the main roads at peak hours and has been partially resolved with the application the so-called "pico y placa" a pattern of mobility restrictions in the streets as the last digit of the plate.
Using 10% ethanol in petrol has been reduced in part the problem of environmental pollution. Ethanol is produced in sugar factories from sugar cane.
The government of Alvaro Uribe Velez drove the creation of MIO, a mass transit system based on buses, similar to TransMilenio in Bogota, or the system of Curitiba, Brazil. After multiple delays in the works, this system is expected to come into operation in 2008 and solve many of the problems of traffic congestion in the city.
direct international flights to / from Cali.Cali has one of the major airports in Colombia, the International Airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (CLO), located in the town of Palmyra, 15 minutes north of the city. Bonilla Aragon airport connects to Cali Colombia and the world through various domestic and foreign airlines. Among the domestic destinations are major cities with service provided by Aires, AeroRepublica, Avianca-Sam, satin and TAC. Internationally there are routes between Cali and Miami (American Airlines), Houston (Continental Airlines), Caracas and Madrid (Avianca), Panama City (Copa Airlines) and Tulcán (TAME).
The size of the airport runway Bonilla Aragon, 3 000 m long by 45 m wide, allowing the landing of maximum capacity. Annually moves more than 2.2 million passengers and 36 923 tonnes of cargo in nearly 55 000 flights (2006). In the northeast of the city is located AFB Marco Fidel Suarez, belonging to the Colombian Air Force. REFERENCE
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cali # Transportation
fleet composition Cali 1997-2004
As a public service STTM data are more than 43 000 vehicles counting taxis, buses, vans and buses. According to the DANE roll through the city daily 3 800 collective public service vehicles, distributed as follows: 40.43% minibuses, 25.10% 34.47% vans and buses.
These public transport move a total of approximately 300 million passengers annually, distributed as follows: 40% minibuses, buses 30% and 30% in vans. Crossing STTM data and DANE, must have 10 taxis for every automotive service group. Panoramic
night.
public transport companies are privately held. As in Bogota and other cities, taxis are yellow, the minimum charge is 3200 COP (1.60 USD) daily and 4000 COP (2.00 USD) from 8 pm to 5 am. Local characteristic of urban bus companies are named after colors ("Black and White", "Blue Silver", "Red Grey (Grey Red until 2004)" and "Parrot," among others), other names are "Alameda " and "Coomoepal." Another alternative urban service are the micro-buses with a capacity of between 10 and 20.
MIO, Mass Integrated West.
As in all major urban centers, urban bus service has to do with the so-called "penny war": drivers are paid by number of passengers carried per day, and several companies cover similar paths, this leads speeding and violation of traffic laws. Another common problem is the Colombian city on the supply of public transport especially taxis and buses that clog the main roads at peak hours and has been partially resolved with the application the so-called "pico y placa" a pattern of mobility restrictions in the streets as the last digit of the plate.
Using 10% ethanol in petrol has been reduced in part the problem of environmental pollution. Ethanol is produced in sugar factories from sugar cane.
The government of Alvaro Uribe Velez drove the creation of MIO, a mass transit system based on buses, similar to TransMilenio in Bogota, or the system of Curitiba, Brazil. After multiple delays in the works, this system is expected to come into operation in 2008 and solve many of the problems of traffic congestion in the city.
direct international flights to / from Cali.Cali has one of the major airports in Colombia, the International Airport Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (CLO), located in the town of Palmyra, 15 minutes north of the city. Bonilla Aragon airport connects to Cali Colombia and the world through various domestic and foreign airlines. Among the domestic destinations are major cities with service provided by Aires, AeroRepublica, Avianca-Sam, satin and TAC. Internationally there are routes between Cali and Miami (American Airlines), Houston (Continental Airlines), Caracas and Madrid (Avianca), Panama City (Copa Airlines) and Tulcán (TAME).
The size of the airport runway Bonilla Aragon, 3 000 m long by 45 m wide, allowing the landing of maximum capacity. Annually moves more than 2.2 million passengers and 36 923 tonnes of cargo in nearly 55 000 flights (2006). In the northeast of the city is located AFB Marco Fidel Suarez, belonging to the Colombian Air Force. REFERENCE
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cali # Transportation
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