About Us



Across Latitudes and Cultures - Bus Rapid Transit (ALC-BRT) is a Centre of Excellence for Bus Rapid Transit development implemented in Santiago, Chile, and financed by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF).

This CoE was established in May of 2010 and is working as a consortium of five institutions that include Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Technical University of Lisbon, The University of Sydney and EMBARQ - The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport, including its network of centers of sustainable transport.

Latest Publications

Hidalgo, D. (2011)

World wide history of the development of BRT systems: key systems and policy issues related to BRT

Accepted for publication in Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology.

Larrain, H., Munoz, J.C. and Giesen, R. (2011)

Designing an express service for a bus corridor in Santiago, Chile

International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, Thredbo 12. Durban, South Africa, 11 – 15 September 2011.

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