Bogotá is the Americas city with the most extensive and comprehensive network of bike paths with a total of 564 kilometers at year 2022.[1] Bogotá’s bike paths network or Ciclorrutas de Bogotá in Spanish, designed and built and is also one of the most extensive in the world.[2]
The design of the network was made taking into consideration the morphology and topography of the city. This is, from north to south the city has a flat topography and from east to west the city has varying degrees of inclination.
A mesh concept was applied for the theoretical plan of the network because it presented greater versatility and adaptation given that the road network was designed as a grid plan with streets going from south to north and from east to west.The network was also integrated with the TransMilenio bus system which has bicycle parking facilities.
A network hierarchy was determined following the criteria above.
Since the construction of the bike paths, bicycle use has quintupled in the city. There were 635,431 trips made daily in Bogotá by bicycle in 2015, corresponding to a modal share of 4.28%.[3] A large portion of this use is in southern, poorer areas.
The bike paths are an ongoing project. Many segments are still not connected to the main network. In some parts, they are placed on the sidewalk in a way that puts pedestrians and cyclists in competition.
| Route | Road | Description | Length (km) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | Norte-Quito-Sur | from Av. del Ferrocarril with Calle 179 - Av. Ciudad de Quito - to Transversal 30 | 26.5 | |
| R3 | Carrera 17 | from Los Héroes - Calle 26 - Av. Los Comuneros to Calle 27 Sur | 11.8 | |
| R4 | Av. Constitución | from Calle 170 along Canal Córdoba - Av. Constitución - Fucha River - to Carrera 30 | 24.1 | |
| R5 Tc. | Av. Boyacá | from Calle 80 to Av. El Dorado | 4.2 | |
| R5 | Av. Boyacá | from Av. El Dorado to Av. Villavicencio | 20.3 | |
| R6 | Av. Las Villas | from Calle 170 - Carrera 66 - Diag. 126 - to Av. Ciudad de Cali | 7.6 | |
| R7 | Carrera 19 | from Carrera Séptima along Calle 161- Carrera 19 - to NQS | 12.4 | |
| R8 | Av. Ciudad de Cali | from Calle 170 to Bosa | 21.8 | |
| R9 | Av. Longitudinal de Occidente (ALO) | Torca Toll gate to Autopista del Sur | 24.2 | |
| R10 | Carrera 50 - Transversal 47 | from Calle 63 - Carrera 50 - Av. Américas - Transv. 47 - Transv. 44 to Bogotá River | 11.1 | |
| R12 | Av. 13 Sur | from Av. 13 sur - Calle 54ª sur - Parque Barranquillita | 11.2 | |
| R13 | Av. Villavicencio | from Av. Ciudad de Cali to Av. Caracas | 10.2 | |
| R14 | Av. San José | from Carrera Séptima to Av. Longitudinal de Occidente | 10.1 | |
| R15 | Calle 134 - Calle 138 | from Carrera Séptima to Autopista Norte and Autopista Norte to Av. Las Villas | 5.5 | |
| R17 Tc. | Calle 80 | from Bogotá River to connect R17 | 1.8 | |
| R17 | Calle 80 | from Los Héroes to Bogotá River | 10.3 | |
| R18 Tc. | Calle 63 | from Carrera 13 to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 1.9 | |
| R18 | Calle 63 | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to Engativá | 12.4 | |
| R19 Tc. | Calle 26 | from Carrera 5ª Universidad de los Andes to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 3.8 | |
| R19 | Avenida El Dorado | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to A.L.O | 8.7 | |
| R20 | Canal Arzobispo - Diagonal 53 | from Carrera Séptima - Av. Ciudad de Quito - Canal del Arzobispo - Diag. 53 to Simón Bolívar Park | 5.2 | |
| R22 Tc. | Avenida Jiménez | from Carrera 5ª to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 2.9 | |
| R22 | Calle 13 (Av. Centenario) | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to Bogotá River | 12.0 | |
| R23 Tc | Calle 34 | from Carrera Séptima to Av. Ciudad de Quito | 1.9 | |
| R23 | Avenida de las Américas | from Av. Ciudad de Quito to Bogotá River | 17.7 | |
| R24 | Av. Los Comuneros | from San Victorino - to Av. de las Américas | 5.4 | |
| R25 | Av. del Ferrocarril | from Av. Ciudad de Lima to Av. Ciudad de Villavicencio | 9.4 | |
| R28 | Av. La Hortúa | from Carrera Séptima to Carrera 30 | 3.5 | |
| R29 | Calle 27 Sur | from Carrera Séptima to Carrera 30 | 3.0 | |
| Total | 300.9 | |||
Bogotá currently has more than 600 kilometers of bike paths and various projects under construction and design to expand this network, such as "CicloAlameda Medio Milenio",[4] "Corredor Verde de la 7ma"[5] and "Transmilenio Avenida 68".[6]
As of 11/5/2023 Bogotá has 623 km of bike paths.[7]