http://tags.library.upenn.edu/tag/transportation_policy+chile+public_transit PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/20469 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/20469 World<br />In Chile, Commuters Sue City over Transit System<br />by Julie McCarthy <p>All Things Considered, October 8, 2007 &middot; Cities around the world have been trying to lure commuters out of their cars and onto mass transit with the aim of making urban life cleaner and greener. While a state-of-the art system installed in Chile has reduced pollution in the city of Santiago, a bungled adjustment has also left millions of passengers reeling - and hundreds of others suing the government.<br />The new system may be generating less pollution, but it is also generating mountains of complaints. What was once a 40-minute trip can now take 2 hours. As a result, commuters report losing their jobs for being late, or being forced to change jobs because routes have changed.<br />So troubled is Santiago's new mass transit system, known as Transantiago, that President Michele Bachelet made an unusual admission just days after its disastrous roll-out.</p>