{"id":66838,"date":"2026-06-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=66838"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:51:35","slug":"valley-commuter-train-metro-de-la-80-and-transmilenio-extension-the-projects-that-amva-arm-inpel-and-movamos-region-put-on-the-table-for-colombias-next-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/valley-commuter-train-metro-de-la-80-and-transmilenio-extension-the-projects-that-amva-arm-inpel-and-movamos-region-put-on-the-table-for-colombias-next-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Commuter Train, Metro De La 80, And Transmilenio Extension: The Projects That AMVA, ARM, INPEL, And Movamos Regi\u00f3n Put On The Table For Colombia’s Next President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The second day of \u00abLatam Mobility Colombia 2026\u00bb<\/strong> kicked off with a high-level panel titled “Decarbonizing Public Transport: Co-Financing, Programs, And Opportunities For The Region,”<\/strong> moderated by Sof\u00eda Zarama<\/strong>, international consultant in Sustainable Mobility at Zaraval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting brought together four prominent leaders from the public and private sectors who, from their respective entities, provided a clear diagnosis of the progress, setbacks, and challenges Colombia<\/strong> faces in achieving clean, efficient, and inclusive public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants and Institutional Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Moderator Sof\u00eda Zarama<\/strong> opened the panel by highlighting the importance of having a city-region vision<\/strong> that transcends traditional administrative boundaries. She then invited each panelist to present their organizations and their contribution to decarbonization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claudia Mercado<\/strong>, Director General of the Regional Mobility Agency (ARM)<\/strong> , explained that this entity was created just over four years ago when Bogot\u00e1<\/strong> and Cundinamarca<\/strong> decided to consolidate a metropolitan region. ARM<\/strong> manages, plans, and co-finances comprehensive mobility projects and also acts as a transport authority for the municipalities that join the metropolitan region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juanita Concha<\/strong>, Director General of Movamos Regi\u00f3n<\/strong> \u2014the regional transport authority for the southwest\u2014 explained that the entity is made up of Cali<\/strong>, Jamund\u00ed<\/strong>, Yumbo<\/strong>, Palmira<\/strong>, and the department of Valle del Cauca<\/strong>, and has three main roles: a regional vision and perspective on mobility, a data-based advisory and consulting function, and serving as the transport authority for the Valle commuter train<\/strong> and associated modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For her part, Mar\u00eda Juliana Arango<\/strong>, General Manager of INPEL<\/strong>, noted that her organization has been the back office for many energy companies in their first steps in electric mobility. They manage 38 charging stations<\/strong> nationwide and developed their own management software to monetize stations. “Last year we supplied more than 92 charging points, both semi-fast and fast. Today we are the ones managing the stations in Cali,”<\/strong> she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paula Andrea Palacio<\/strong>, Director General of the Aburr\u00e1 Valley Metropolitan Area (AMVA)<\/strong> , detailed that her entity brings together the ten municipalities of the region, from Caldas to Barbosa, with Medell\u00edn<\/strong> as the core city. She highlighted three fundamental roles: being the transport authority for the Aburr\u00e1 Valley Integrated Transport System<\/strong> (which includes the metro, tram, TPC, and bicycle system); being an environmental authority; and being an articulator of land-use planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That allows us to combine planning from an environmental, strategic perspective, and how projects must advance,”<\/strong> she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Territorial Planning with a Transport-Oriented Development Approach<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sof\u00eda Zarama<\/strong> posed the central question: how do you face the challenge of environmental sustainability from a regional vision that includes multiple municipalities with diverse needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claudia Mercado (ARM)<\/strong> responded that the entity was created precisely to facilitate the conception of projects without geographic barriers. They are currently envisioning the Safe and Sustainable Master Plan<\/strong> for 17 municipalities around Bogot\u00e1<\/strong>. They are already materializing projects such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n