SANTIAGO DE CHILE ON THE ROAD TO AN INTEGRATED FUTURE
The winner of the Season 2 FIA Smart Cities Award was Chilean capital Santiago de Chile, which was awarded top honours for its Plan Integral de Santiago, an agenda for improving sustainable mobility throughout the city, while better organising public spaces to accommodate all road users. The Plan Integral, which was launched in 2013, is an ongoing effort that has so far seen the redevelopment of existing pedestrian urban infrastructure, the development of hundreds of kilometres of dedicated cycle lanes, the introduction of city-wide dockless bike schemes, and the introduction of electric buses on the streets of the capital. Designed to improve the quality of life in Santiago, a city once notorious for heavy pollution and chronic traffic jams, the municipal centre’s new intermodal transport system sees motorised and non-motorised forms of transport operating effectively in public spaces free from congestion and pollution. Several key transit arteries in and around the city centre have been dedicated solely to public transport use, clearing traffic and improving daily life for residents and visitors alike.
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MAIN TARGETS OF THE PLAN INTEGRAL > 346 km of bicycle lanes > 7 new parking areas > 12 exclusive corridors prioritised for public transport > 13 bus-only streets > 200 electric buses on city streets