An International Labor Organization study (ILO, 2019) found that women represent less than 20 percent of the global workforce in the transportation sector. How did the Quito Metro increase women’s…

Marcela Silva, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez, Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero |

Metro Line One in Quito, Ecuador, is a World Bank-supported initiative that’s providing safe, fast, reliable, and clean public transportation.

Guangzhe Chen, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo |

Metro benefits: 22,5 kilometers long with 15 accessible stations, a fully electric system that saves 67,000 tons of CO2 a year, and the capacity to mobilize 1,200 users over a shorter time.

Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero |

This blog highlights two studies from past World Bank's Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)-supported research that demonstrate the importance of a data-driven and evidence-based approach to…

Kerina Wang, Lauren Nicole Core, KCP Program Management Unit (KCP PMU) |

The Quito metro project is set to begin operations in the upcoming months, serving an estimated demand of over 200 thousand passengers per day. The project will help users save time, improve air…

Juan Miguel Velásquez, Claudia Lopez Rodriguez |

In the Latin American context, cable car helps vulnerable and predominantly low-income populations living in such sites, improving their urban conditions, and increasing access to job…

Irene Portabales González, Lorena Sierra Valdivieso, Damian Saint-Martin, Leonardo Canon Rubiano |

The ability to move independently, comfortably and without interruptions is a basic right, and we must consider all architectural design and adaptability measures which may grant full…

Sofía Guerrero Gámez, Lorena Sierra Valdivieso, Ignacio Sánchez D’Ocon, Gálata Llano |

With an average height of 3,640 meters above sea level, steep streets, and intense and disorderly vehicular traffic, the Bolivian city of La Paz does not seem to be the ideal environment for the…

Hugo Thomas, Fabian Hinojosa, Raíssa Simonetti, Victor Hugo Villarreal Molina |

Through their renewed road safety partnership, the World Bank and Bloomberg Philanthropies aim to save an additional 600,000 lives on the road, and prevent up to 22 million injuries.

Giannina Raffo, Alina Florentina Burlacu, Monjurul Hoque Mohammod Arif Uddin, Juan Miguel Velásquez |

In a post-COVID world, transport could become even more important to the social and economic inclusion of people across Latin America—especially women.

Maria Jose Gonzalez Rivas |