Lessons from Bogotá
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)
WOW!!!
This is a good kind of torture - it shows us what is possible. We have to set our sights high - very...
[...] brings us more Livable Streets lessons from Bogota, Colombia: pedestrian-friendly streets, miles of bicycle paths, and free outdoor recreation for [...]
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!
Way to go StreetFilms, Streetsblog, and Transportation Alternatives! More excellent reporting of what's possible in New York City and in the U.S.
This is totally amazing. great stuff!!
"It's not about budgets it about priorities and will." Yes and the tide is moving in the right direction.
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.
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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
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
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Lecciones de la transformacion de Bogota...
Video sobre la transformacion de Bogota... parques, ciclovias, transporte publico...
BALTIMORE is going to do it! Looks like a 8 mile route for starters - We are tangling with the police cost issue. Really don't need a cop on every intersection but will do so for starters until everyone is used to the event....wish us luck and email me if you have any questions on our process to date. gcantori@knottfoundation.org rchambers@onelesscar.org
[...] Bogota, Colombia, under the stewardship of New Urbanist Mayor Enrique Pena, implemented some of the most progressive transportation changes in recent history, with much of the reason due to its high number of low income households who simply could not afford a car. The video above shows how the city quickly embraced multi-modalism and how it positively affected everything from quality of life to local business. [...]
[...] the world’s first Green Party head of state; he’s a former Bogotá mayor who championed that city’s numerous public space initiatives. And, of course, South Korea’s president Lee Myung-bak — “the bulldozer” [...]