{"id":71512,"date":"2026-06-09T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colombiainteligente.org\/?p=71512"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:23:41","slug":"maximizing-state-transportation-investments-how-redirecting-spending-from-highway-expansion-to-public-transit-supports-economies-and-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colombiainteligente.org\/es_co\/tendencias\/convergencia-y-sostenibilidad\/maximizing-state-transportation-investments-how-redirecting-spending-from-highway-expansion-to-public-transit-supports-economies-and-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximizing State Transportation Investments: How redirecting spending from highway expansion to public transit supports economies and communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71512\" class=\"elementor elementor-71512\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87c6aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87c6aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-558bb819\" data-id=\"558bb819\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3067325c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3067325c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p lang=\"es\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Los costos asociados a los proyectos de infraestructura de transporte han experimentado un incremento considerable en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, lo que obliga a reconsiderar la asignaci\u00f3n del gasto p\u00fablico hacia opciones que maximicen el impacto positivo por cada d\u00f3lar invertido. Estudios exhaustivos muestran que la expansi\u00f3n de autopistas tiende a generar costos que superan ampliamente sus beneficios, al tiempo que la inversi\u00f3n en transporte p\u00fablico se traduce en resultados m\u00e1s favorables tanto econ\u00f3micos como sociales. Debido a su magnitud, la inversi\u00f3n en carreteras contin\u00faa eclipsando la destinada al transporte colectivo, incluso cuando existe evidencia que cuestiona la eficacia de estos proyectos para aliviar la congesti\u00f3n a largo plazo. Al examinar mecanismos de evaluaci\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica como el an\u00e1lisis de impacto y las valoraciones beneficio-costo, se descubre la presencia de supuestos y sesgos que sobrevaloran las ventajas del ensanchamiento de autopistas, particularmente en la valoraci\u00f3n exagerada del ahorro de tiempo en los desplazamientos y en la omisi\u00f3n de considerar el uso y valor del suelo urbano.<\/p><p lang=\"es\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p><p lang=\"es\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Adem\u00e1s, al contrastar los resultados de ambas modalidades, se observa que el transporte p\u00fablico genera beneficios tanto macroecon\u00f3micos como directos en la vida de las personas. Por una parte, incrementa la productividad ampliando las oportunidades laborales para sectores antes marginados, y fomenta la aglomeraci\u00f3n urbana que facilita el intercambio de conocimiento. Por otra, permite a los hogares reducir significativamente sus gastos en movilidad, al poder prescindir de un veh\u00edculo privado y optar por abonos anuales accesibles. A esto se suman efectos positivos sobre el desarrollo inmobiliario en las zonas servidas por corredores de alta frecuencia, estimulando el crecimiento urbano sostenible y eficiente a partir de inversiones que multiplican varias veces su valor en nuevos activos. Estas ventajas contrastan con el deterioro y subutilizaci\u00f3n de \u00e1reas ocupadas por autopistas ampliadas, las cuales tambi\u00e9n conllevan la adquisici\u00f3n de terrenos a precios de mercado sin aportar a la generaci\u00f3n directa de empleo local.<\/p><p lang=\"es\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p><p lang=\"es\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">La creaci\u00f3n de empleo representa otro aspecto revelador en cuanto al uso eficiente de los recursos. La expansi\u00f3n de autopistas, si bien puede generar un elevado n\u00famero de empleos indirectos relacionados con la cadena de suministro, ofrece menos puestos de trabajo directos en comparaci\u00f3n con el mantenimiento de v\u00edas y las operaciones de transporte p\u00fablico, que promueven empleos estables y mejor anclados en las comunidades. Adem\u00e1s, la movilidad facilitada por el transporte p\u00fablico ampl\u00eda el acceso a servicios esenciales, beneficio especialmente notable en \u00e1reas rurales y peque\u00f1as ciudades, donde el acceso a veh\u00edculos propios suele ser limitado. Por \u00faltimo, se identifican cinco l\u00edneas de acci\u00f3n para los gobiernos estatales que optimizar\u00edan la eficacia de sus inversiones: transferir fondos federales del sector carretero hacia proyectos de transporte p\u00fablico, agilizar la programaci\u00f3n de inversiones en corredores urbanos, dedicar recursos estatales al funcionamiento del transporte p\u00fablico, promover pol\u00edticas que impulsen el desarrollo orientado al tr\u00e1nsito y fortalecer los sistemas rurales con apoyo financiero y t\u00e9cnico. Este conjunto de medidas apunta a construir redes de movilidad integradas y accesibles que respondan a las necesidades reales de la poblaci\u00f3n, maximizando los beneficios econ\u00f3micos y sociales que la inversi\u00f3n p\u00fablica en transporte puede aportar.<\/p><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Para leer m\u00e1s ingrese a:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aceee.org\/white-paper\/2026\/05\/maximizing-state-transportation-investments\"><span lang=\"es\">https:\/\/www.aceee.org\/white-paper\/2026\/05\/maximizing-state-transportation-investments <\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aceee.org\/sites\/default\/files\/pdfs\/maximizing_state_transportation_investments_0.pdf\"><span lang=\"es\">https:\/\/www.aceee.org\/sites\/default\/files\/pdfs\/maximizing_state_transportation_investments_0.pdf <\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-visitor\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La asignaci\u00f3n predominante de fondos p\u00fablicos hacia la expansi\u00f3n de autopistas, a pesar de sus limitados beneficios a largo plazo, se encuentra en tensi\u00f3n con las ventajas demostradas de invertir en transporte p\u00fablico. Proyectos de ampliaci\u00f3n vial, frecuentemente basados en evaluaciones que sobrevaloran las ganancias por reducci\u00f3n en tiempos de viaje y que no consideran el costo de la tierra en zonas urbanas, terminan generando congesti\u00f3n similar a la anterior en pocos a\u00f1os. En contraste, el incremento en servicio de transporte p\u00fablico aporta a la econom\u00eda regional mediante una mayor productividad y expansi\u00f3n del acceso al empleo, adem\u00e1s de reducir costos significativos para los hogares que sustituyen el autom\u00f3vil por pases anuales de bajo costo. La influencia del transporte p\u00fablico tambi\u00e9n se refleja en la valorizaci\u00f3n inmobiliaria de los corredores atendidos, fomentando un desarrollo urbano m\u00e1s denso y eficiente. Desde la perspectiva laboral, los empleos directos vinculados al transporte p\u00fablico y al mantenimiento vial superan en n\u00famero a los generados por la ampliaci\u00f3n de autopistas, evidenciando un mejor provecho social de los recursos invertidos. Para canalizar mejor los beneficios, es importante que los estados reorienten el uso de fondos federales, implementen medidas para facilitar la programaci\u00f3n y operaci\u00f3n del transporte p\u00fablico, y apoyen pol\u00edticas que impulsen la integraci\u00f3n entre movilidad y desarrollo urbano, garantizando adem\u00e1s la atenci\u00f3n a \u00e1reas rurales y peque\u00f1as comunidades mediante financiamiento adecuado y soporte t\u00e9cnico.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":71513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-convergencia-y-sostenibilidad","category-tendencias"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maximizing State Transportation Investments: How redirecting spending from highway expansion to public transit supports economies and communities - Colombia Inteligente<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/colombiainteligente.org\/es_co\/tendencias\/convergencia-y-sostenibilidad\/maximizing-state-transportation-investments-how-redirecting-spending-from-highway-expansion-to-public-transit-supports-economies-and-communities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maximizing State Transportation Investments: How redirecting spending from highway expansion to public transit supports economies and communities - Colombia Inteligente\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"La asignaci\u00f3n predominante de fondos p\u00fablicos hacia la expansi\u00f3n de autopistas, a pesar de sus limitados beneficios a largo plazo, se encuentra en tensi\u00f3n con las ventajas demostradas de invertir en transporte p\u00fablico. 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