Lessons from Bogotá (9:58)
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
- 7,134 Views
14
Comments
Email this - Related
Had enough livable streets lessons from Bogotá? Good. Neither have we.
In the final chapter of our September NYCSR visit to Colombia, where the indefatigable Gil Peñalosa was our tour guide, you’ll find lots of tasty video morsels including: riding the comfortable ciclorutas and cycle paths, a visit to a thriving pedestrian-only street where they said it couldn’t be done, a “bollard farm,” mucho footage of the city’s parks and public spaces and comments from the city’s residents. And we couldn’t resist - just a wee bit more dance mania at the Recreovia.
If this is your first foray into Bogotá, might we suggest these related Streetfilms which will bring you up to speed on Ciclovia and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT):
Ciclovia (9:41)
Bus Rapid Transit: Bogotá (7:29)
| Produced by: | Clarence Eckerson Jr. |
|---|---|
| Categories: | Karla Quintero, Clarence Eckerson Jr., Gil Peñalosa, Bogotá, Colombia, Aaron Naparstek, Civil Rights, Children, Bicycling |
| Embed: | |
| Link: | |
| Email: | |
RSS feed for comments on this post.
WOW!!!
Comment by Greg Raisman — March 4, 2008 @ 1:33 am | Link
This is a good kind of torture - it shows us what is possible. We have to set our sights high - very…
Pingback by Bike There - Torture — March 4, 2008 @ 3:21 am | Link
[…] brings us more Livable Streets lessons from Bogota, Colombia: pedestrian-friendly streets, miles of bicycle paths, and free outdoor recreation for […]
Pingback by sustainableflatbush.org — March 4, 2008 @ 2:06 pm | Link
We are presenting your excellent film to Mayor Dixon in two weeks to get our Ciclovia (americanized to “Sunday Streets”) started in Baltimore! Wish us luck!
Comment by Greg Cantori — March 4, 2008 @ 3:53 pm | Link
Way to go StreetFilms, Streetsblog, and Transportation Alternatives! More excellent reporting of what’s possible in New York City and in the U.S.
Comment by Clarissa — March 4, 2008 @ 7:55 pm | Link
This is totally amazing. great stuff!!
Comment by J.Emma — March 5, 2008 @ 8:11 pm | Link
“It’s not about budgets it about priorities and will.” Yes and the tide is moving in the right direction.
Comment by Dan Kaufman — March 6, 2008 @ 12:56 am | Link
Nice movie. It would be neat if it included a map showing the bike path system in relation to the urban area and physical feature of Bogata.
Thanks.
Comment by Jerry Robbins — March 6, 2008 @ 5:58 pm | Link
[…] Das alternativas à estupidez foto: streetfilms […]
Pingback by Das alternativas à estupidez « apocalipse motorizado — March 12, 2008 @ 10:57 am | Link
[…] mais sobre Bogotá no Apocalipse Motorizado, e assista ao documentário produzido sobre a cidade - o vídeo está em inglês, mas a tradução de alguns trechos está na postagem do […]
Pingback by O que não se fala sobre Bogotá « Cão Uivador — March 13, 2008 @ 1:47 pm | Link
I am so proud of us!! I knwo the key is to beleive in us, our human part, that’s what makes us precious and we can even be example to the world!!
great!! Only the video is kind of heavy, it take too long to download, can there be something done about it!?
greetings,
Cas
Comment by Casandra — March 14, 2008 @ 11:14 am | Link
Someone should send a copy of this to Ken Livingstone
Even if we had one Sunday in the month wouldn’t it be great to ravel the streets of London without traffic
Comment by James Neville — March 21, 2008 @ 8:21 am | Link
[…] of course. In an effort to balance out this negative press I urge you to take a look at this link: www.streetfilms.org/archives/lessons-from-bogota/. It features a short film made all about an amazing scheme called “ciclovia” in […]
Pingback by Gillmore — March 22, 2008 @ 6:20 am | Link
Lecciones de la transformacion de Bogota…
Video sobre la transformacion de Bogota… parques, ciclovias, transporte publico…
Trackback by meneame.net — April 19, 2008 @ 8:58 pm | Link