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<p>Large informal settlements on city peripheries reflect deep inequalities in Latin America. Measuring social capital (SC) can help capture the social impact of transport interventions such as cable cars, aimed at better connecting these areas. Here we examine the social impact of the TransMiCable cable car, launched in Bogotá in 2018, by analyzing six dimensions of SC, identifying SC classes and evaluating the influence of TransMiCable on them. Three SC classes were identified: predominantly bonding, high tendency to form networks and trust within families; predominantly bridging, moderate tendency to trust friends and neighbors; and predominantly linking, higher trust in government institutions and stronger civic engagement. Individuals in the intervention area were 3.34 times more likely to transition from a bonding to bridging SC than those in the control group (95% confidence interval 2.43–4.62), suggesting that TransMiCable increased trust among friends and neighbors. This finding underscores community participation as a key part of urban transformation.</p>

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Social capital of urban infrastructure with Bogotá’s cable car

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年1月12日

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  • Andrés F. Useche,
  • María Alejandra Rubio,
  • Diana Higuera-Mendieta,
  • Paula Guevara-Aladino,
  • Eliana Martínez-Herrera,
  • Luis A. Guzman,
  • Víctor Cantillo-Garcia,
  • Joan Benach,
  • Olga L. Sarmiento

摘要

Large informal settlements on city peripheries reflect deep inequalities in Latin America. Measuring social capital (SC) can help capture the social impact of transport interventions such as cable cars, aimed at better connecting these areas. Here we examine the social impact of the TransMiCable cable car, launched in Bogotá in 2018, by analyzing six dimensions of SC, identifying SC classes and evaluating the influence of TransMiCable on them. Three SC classes were identified: predominantly bonding, high tendency to form networks and trust within families; predominantly bridging, moderate tendency to trust friends and neighbors; and predominantly linking, higher trust in government institutions and stronger civic engagement. Individuals in the intervention area were 3.34 times more likely to transition from a bonding to bridging SC than those in the control group (95% confidence interval 2.43–4.62), suggesting that TransMiCable increased trust among friends and neighbors. This finding underscores community participation as a key part of urban transformation.