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By: Designing Cities for Pedestrians, not Drivers | urbanJazz

Designing Cities for Pedestrians, not Drivers | urbanJazz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:35:13 +0000

[...] The Agenda: a great to-the-point interview with Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Columbia. He talks about making cities for pedestrians, not cars, and [...]

By: Streetfilms » An Alfresco chat with Jan Gehl

Streetfilms » An Alfresco chat with Jan Gehl — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:30:31 +0000

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By: Streetfilms » Enrique Peñalosa Brings Inspiration to Boston

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Bike Tech » Blog Archive » An Alfresco chat with Jan Gehl — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:16:59 +0000

[...] love this, don’t miss some of our past interviews. Here are just a few: Janette Sadik-Khan. Enrique Penalosa. Gridlock Sam. Donald Shoup. Randy [...]

By: Native Perspectives - 14 - Sargasso

Native Perspectives - 14 - Sargasso — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:51 +0000

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DVDs Streets Films disponíveis at Blog da Cenas a Pedal — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:07:30 +0000

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By: Lawrence Tseu

Lawrence Tseu — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:40:00 +0000

I first heard of Dr. Enrique Penalosa when I was working onmy thesis on the relationship between car dependency and urban traffic congestion. Now I am involved trying to get urban public transport programme moving. Seems that in malaysia, nobody wants to know about buses and bike - practically all Malaysian adults are caught up in modern lifestyle and driving individually in their own cars. Sad but true.
I would appreciate if someone out there could pass me Dr. penalosa=s contact numbet (e-mail that is) as I sure would like him to come over and help me in my little cit of Kuching. The opportunity could be during our 10th Kuching Healthy City Conference wherby we, the working committee would be delighted to invite him as a keynote speaker. Thanks people.

By: Lawrence Tseu

Lawrence Tseu — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:32:12 +0000

I heard of this man, Enrique Penalosa when I was working on my thesis on the relationship between traffic congestion and car dependency in my city, Kuching in theState of Sarawak, East Malaysia. I WISH someone can pass me the goodDr. e-mail. I have been working on sustainable urban transport programme (for 3 years now) but nobody listens as the national government policy on the national car PROTON eats into the life of every Malaysian adult who thinks that the car is the answer to accessibility. I envy Bogota and Curitiba and creative city councils in the USA that seize opportunities to give street back to the people for pedestrianization, bike, street buses, train etc.
Can someone pass me this great man's e-mail or contact. We are in the process of preparing for an Conference on Kuching Healthy City, an international evbent for the Alliance for Healthy City , western Pacific and getting Dr. Penalosa here to speak about community spirit in developing a sustainable uban transport programme/project. Thanks.

By: Sam Hoffmann

Sam Hoffmann — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:12:17 +0000

I am the film programmer of the Sustinabel Living Festival in Melbourne Australia. I would be interested in showing this film at our upcoming Film Festival. Is it possible to gain a high res copy somehow?

By: Interview with the great Enrique Pe~nalosa(Ex-Mayor of Bogota) « Growing Ideas

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:23:04 +0000

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By: Jose Franco

Jose Franco — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:46:07 +0000

AMAZING!!! I wish this could be done in my country!

By: Art Hulscher

Art Hulscher — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:05:38 +0000

I saw Dr. Penalosa speak at a transportation conference in Long Beach CA, and was blown away. His message is so easy to hear and understand because he speaks the truth and common sense. Hopefully his message will not be lost in political, socio-economic forces in America. As an advocate for people with disabilities and seniors, it is vital that these pedestrian and bike friendly pathways be created in the US for the inevitable senior tsunami. All hail Dr. Penalosa!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:13:23 +0000

Great interview. I wish we could lure him to Toronto to deliver the same message...

By: Natalia

Natalia — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:34:19 +0000

As someone who grew up and has lived in Bogota her whole life, I must say that my city really experienced a big change both in the urban and the identity aspects during the last 12 years. Having had Enrique Penalosa as the Major of our City, was the best thing that could ever happen to our public spaces, our parks, our transport system, our public libraries, and most important, the sense of belongingness of our citizens.

Before Bogota went through this polyfacetic process of transformation, the capital city was said to belong to nobody in particular, something that was in part the result of a massive migration of people from the smaller cities and towns all around the country, who came to Bogota looking for better opportunities. After the construction of the first phases of Transmilenio, the hundreds of kilometres of the so called 'Ciclorutas' (bike lanes), the mega-libraries designed by some of our most famous architects, the schools, the recovery of many areas of the city that had some urban, cultural or historical meaning, and the cultural citizen educational programs undergone by Antanas Mockus who followed Peñalosa as Major, we (bogotanos)do think in Bogota as our city; we feel very proud when we see people coming from around the country or even the world, who come to visit the city for the changes they know it has had, people who have heard that we had the fortune to have a team of great people working to turn Bogota in one of the cities where good administration practices have worked, turning it into an admirable urban centre.

We nice interview with Peñalosa. Congratulations!!!

By: Mauricio Villamil Betancourt

Mauricio Villamil Betancourt — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:26:35 +0000

Im from Colombia and lived in Bogotá for about 17 years now and in all this time the only real lider thinking about changing the city for better and not for worse was Enrique Penalosa...I´ve voted for him when he run for Mayor and WE WON of course...and also voted for him when he run for SENATOR of the Republic...and guess what.....HE IS COMING BACK! HE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF BOGOTÁ AGAIN what else can one ask from God? Im getting my pen ready for THE day! I love PENALOSA

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Bogota Shows How to Reinvent Cities : Wheels of Justice — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:04:47 +0000

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Shared Hosting Resources — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:10:33 +0000

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I couldn't understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting...

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:32:16 +0000

Awesome! So good. I think every city should take at least one long street downtown and restrict personal vehicle use. 5th and 6th avenues? in downtown Portland are going through major renovations where there is a rail line, a bus lane and a car lane. Why not ditch the car lane for more bicycle/pedestrian use? You don't need to drive on those streets anyway.

By: Streetsblog » The Car Habit Is Tough to Break

Streetsblog » The Car Habit Is Tough to Break — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:13:56 +0000

[...] vehicular traffic. Only Luis Eduardo GarzÃ³n, the mayor of BogotÃ¡, Colombia (where former mayor Enrique PeÃ±alosa promoted radical cyclist- and pedestrian-friendly measures), briefly mentioned bike lanes. Other [...]

By: v

Mon, 07 May 2007 22:11:43 +0000

and he's a fellow blue devil. what's not to love?