Editing Transit-oriented development (section)

====Guatemala City, Guatemala====

In an attempt to control the rapid growth of [[Guatemala City]], the long-time mayor, [[Álvaro Arzú]], implemented a plan to control growth based on transects along important arterial roads and exhibiting transit-oriented development (TOD) characteristics. The plan adopted POT (Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial) aims to allow the construction of taller mixed-use building structures right by large arterial roads. The buildings would gradually decrease in height and density as distance would increase from arterial roads.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pot.muniguate.com/ |title=:::... Plan de Ordenamiento Territorial - Tú eres la Ciudad, Municipalidad de Guatemala, cumple ... |language=es |publisher=Pot.muniguate.com |access-date=July 8, 2009 |archive-date=July 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721165845/http://pot.muniguate.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> That is being implemented simultaneously with a [[bus rapid transit]] (BRT) system, called [[Transmetro]].